PSYC2242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Anna Freud, Ego Psychology, Conscientious Objector
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Erik erikson -- find more details about him in the textbook! Ego psychology (extension of freud"s psychoanalytic thinking) His idea was that freud has the idea of the ego. Erikson points out that part of the ego is the ego identity (you know who you are) The id doesn"t have that, neither does the superego. You can also trace concern with ego identity in his own life. His parents, karla and theodor homburger jewish family in germany. He was raised jewish and went to synagogue. On the other hand, when people looked at him, he was tall blonde and blue eyed. Didn"t physically fit within the jewish community. Stood out as not looking like the others. On the other hand, when he went to school with the other germans, he was. Conflict with what kind of a person he is. Tried various things found himself in vienna working on this problem. Looked for freud as a father figure.
