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First, Erikson stressed that children are active, curious explorers who seekto adapt to their
environment, rather than passive slave to biological
urgest h a t a r e m o l d e d b y t h e i r p a r e n t s . E r i k s o n h a s b e e n l a b e l e d a n
e g o psychologist because he believed that at each stage of life, people
mustcope with social realities in order to adopt successfully and display a normalpattern of
development. Ego identity is the conscious sense of self that wedevelop through social
interaction. According to Erikson, our ego identity isconstantly changing due to new
experience and information we acquire inour daily interactions with others.
In addition to ego identity, Erikson alsobelieved that a sense of competence also
motivates behaviors and actions.Each stage in Eriksons theory is concerned with becoming
competent in ana r e a o f l i f e . I f t h e s t a g e i s h a n d l e d w e l l , t h e p e r s o n w i l l f e e l
a s e n s e o f mastery, which he sometimes referred to as ego strength or
ego quality.
If t h e s t a g e i s m a n a g e d p o o r l y , t h e p e r s o n w i l l e m e r g e w i t h a s e n s
e of inadequacy. So in Erikson theory, the
e g o i s f a r m o r e t h a n a s i m p l e mediator of the opposing demands of the id
and superego
Industry vs inferiority
Encouragement of good-efforts from parents and teachers; Give positivefeedback when the
child shows/showed goo
Generativity vs isolation
Contribute toyour family
One must first establisha sense of identity before true intimacy canbe found.
References:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/150522529/Erikson-Child-Development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYCBdZLCDBQ
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/12359772/Psycho-Social-Development-of-Erik-Erikson
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/242140970/Erickson-s-Theory-of-Psychosocial-
Development
https://www.scribd.com/doc/22721195/ERIKSON-S-THEORY-OF-PSYCHOSOCIAL-
DEVELOPMENT