Essays on Erik Erikson

There are a variety of sources and descriptions for the phases of human development. Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg, Lev Vygotsky, and Jean Piaget are some of the theorists who have contributed to a deeper understanding of development by offering more helpful knowledge about the essence and process of development from…

The psychosocial development theory of Erikson consists of eight phases of improvement and growth that revolve around identity and psychosocial growth. Erikson reflects on the effect on personality formation from adolescence to adulthood of external influences, that is, culture and parents (An et al. 411). Esteem vs. Mistrust (infancy) In…

Erikson’s declaration regarding a society’s child rearing activities being a mirror of the community’s practices is valid. The ideals that culture has are learned by a child and that is what he/she develops into. Hence, those are the correct values that should be followed, according to the kid. There are…