PSYC 31a Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Erik Erikson, Anna Freud, Genital Stage

• School: Brandeis University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 31a
• Professor: Wright Ellen

Document Summary

Parent"s concealed fact that erik"s father was not his biological father. Worked with anna freud as a child analyst. Worked in various positions until 1960 when harvard offered him a professorship (even though he did not hold a university degree) Extended concept of development to embrace entire lifespan. Impact of culture, society, and history on development of personality. Operates in terms of stages that unfold in an invariant sequence. Critical points in each stage - crises . Readiness to be driven toward, to be aware of, and to interact with a widening social radius. Adaptive mode = incorporation (to take in and give in return) Adaptive mode = control (hold on and to let go) Adaptive mode = initiative vs guilt (intrusive, going after things) E. g. going to college, getting a driver"s license. Self-identity = positive identity + negative identity. Everything done for which she or he has been punished and feels guilty or ashamed.