Early Life
Who is Erik Erikson?
German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst
Where did Erikson worked at?
Yale University
How many stages of human development did Erikson create?
8
What year was Erik Erikson born and where?
1902
Frankfurt, Germany
Which Universities did Erikson teach at?
University of California
Harvard as Professor of Human Development
In what year did he release his book: Identity: Youth and Crisis
1968
Who was his stepfather?
Where did he study Psychoanalysis?
Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute
What did his book Youth and Crisis focus on?
Identity crisis
Who did Erikson marry?
Canadian Dancer Joan Mowat Serson
What did Erikson focus on when he was studying at the Institute?
Child Psychoanalysis
Why did Erikson become one of the most influential developmental psychologists of the 20th century?
He developed the eight-stage theory of psychosocial development, which expanded upon Freud by spanning the entire human lifespan rather than stopping at childhood.
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In which institute did Erikson train?
Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute
What did Erikson emphasize in the 8-stage psychosocial theory of development?
Social relationships, cultural contexts, and societal expectations shape personality throughout the entire lifespan