Biography
Where was Erik Erikson born?
Frankfurt, Germany
What was Erik Erikson's area of study?
Psychosocial theory
What stage is "Trust vs. Mistrust"?
Stage 1
What stage is "Intimacy and isolation"?
Stage 6
Where did Erik Erikson grow up?
Germany
What is Erik Erikson's full name?
Erik Homburger Erikson
On which stages of life does Erik Erikson's theory focus on?
Infancy to adulthood.
On which first few years of human life do the first four stages focus on?
1st-11th year
12th-65th and onward
What was Erik Erikson's original name?
Erik Homburger
Where did Erik Erikson study?
Maria Montessori School
Explain Erik Erikson's theory.
Erikson's Stages of Development explains the personality's development in a predetermined order through eight stages of psychosocial development, from infancy to adulthood.
Explain thoroughly what stage 4 "Industry vs. Inferiority" is.
Develop self-confidence in abilities when competent or sense of inferiority when not.
Explain thoroughly what the seventh stage is about.
Contribution to society and be part of a family.
How many college degrees did Erik Erikson earn?
0
What awards did Erik Erikson win?
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
Who did Erik Erikson study the psychoanalytic theory with?
Anna Freud
Name each of the first four stages that were mentioned in Erik Erikson's theory.
1: "Trust vs. mistrust" 2: "Autonomy vs. shame/doubt" 3: "Initiative vs. guilt" 4: "Industry vs. inferiority"
Name each of the last four stages that were mentioned in Erik Erikson's theory.
5: "Identity vs. confusion" 6: "Intimacy vs. isolation" 7: "Generativity vs. stagnation: 8: "Integrity vs. despair"
What book Erik Erikson write?
Gandhi's truth
Despite lacking a university degree, Erikson served as a professor at a few prominent institutions. Name at least three of the institutions.
Harvard, University of California, Berkeley, and Yale
Erik Erikson's theory is based on the expansion of WHO'S theory?
Sigmund Freud.
What kind of success does the succession of the second stage "Autonomy vs shame/doubt" lead to?
Success in this stage leads to independence, confidence, and the ability to act with purpose.
What kind of failure does the failure of the seventh stage "Generativity vs. Stagnation" lead to?
Failure in this stage leads to feelings of unproductiveness, lack of impact, disillusionment, and disconnection from society.
Why did Erik Erikson change his last name?
Because his new last name represented as a symbol of independence from his unknown biological father.