Essays on Psychologists

Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development comprises of eight stages of human development. The first five stages happen within 18 years while the other three go beyond adulthood. Erikson emphasizes on the adolescent stage as a crucial point in developing an individual’s identity (Malone, Liu, Vaillant, Rentz " Waldinger, 2016). Erikson...

The purpose of this study is to identify one of the common theoretical orientations and carry out a research on when it was first developed, how it has changed with time, its modern use, its common treatment techniques and some key historical figures behind this theoretical orientation. The theoretical orientation...

Erik Erikson is one of the most prominent psychologists of the 20th century. He achieved unprecedented fame and popularity due to his views on human development. Erikson was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Karla Abrahamsen on June 15, 1902 (The New York Times). Erikson never knew his biological father since...

Freud Sigmund and Carl Jung through their theories explained the meaning of psychology. Even though they had some differences they greatly impacted how we view it. For many years Freud and Jung had been in a long personal relationship in which Jung was the junior partner. This was so because...

Famous psychologist, Abraham Maslow, developed what he termed as human beings’ hierarchy of needs, showing how and in what order various needs motivate people. From the bottom, they are; physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization needs (McLeod, 2018). Currently, am working through the safety needs, while also trying...

The book beyond the pleasure principle was written in 1920 by Sigmund Freud; it marked a significant turn to his theoretical approaches. Previously, the author attributed human actions to sexual instincts (libido or Eros), but with this book, Freud went above the simple pleasure principle and developed his theory with...

In Freudian Dream Research In Freudian dream research, content is both latent and manifest in a dream that is, the hidden interpretation of the dream and the dream itself as it is recalled. Throughout different stages of sleep, dreams manifest the involuntary events within the mind. Sigmund Freud, a psychologist made...

Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory is the most significant developmental theory. Erikson’s writings are not only extensive, but also complicated as they incorporate some conceptual ground (Gilleard " Higgs, 2016). Erikson derived his idea from “Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of development.” While Freud limited his focus on childhood, asserting that an individual’s...

Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory suggests that occasions in childhood have a significant effect on adulthood hence it influences the personality. The approach concentrates on the interpretation of dreams to expose the unconscious desires (Ullman " Zimmerman, 2017). The mind is divided into the superego, the ego, and the id, which...

Erikson asserts that personality changes in phases or in a sequential order. Compared to Sigmund's idea of psychosexual phases, this differs in some ways. Erikson's theory also describes how social knowledge affects us throughout our complete lives. Notably, the development of ego identification is one of the first principles of...

According to Overton (2013), the sensorimotor stage is crucial in predicting a child's upcoming developmental stages. According to Jean Piaget's theory on cognitive development, there are four stages of growth and six substages, which are separated by a child's age. The sixth sub-stage, which includes children between the ages of...

Erikson's Eight Phases of Psychological Development Erikson's eight phases of psychological development encompass the whole human lifespan, from early childhood to adulthood. As people age, they have full control of their emotions as well as a sense of self, which has a positive impact on their relationships and those around them...