Psychosocial Stages of Development

Abstract

Erik Erikson's psychosocial development model has been a leading theory on the stages of human development since 1963. Erikson was a student of Anna Freud, studying to become a psychoanalyst. However, his view of psychosocial development diverged from psychoanalysis and he concluded that development is influenced not only by inner conflicts, but also by the social world. He challenged the field to examine how identity is formed and the extent of social and environmental influences in shaping individual development. Erikson's theory revolutionized the field of development and identity, leading to pioneering work such as James Marcia's identity status model, which focused on adolescent development.

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