Sociology 2233 Final: Social-Psychology-Final-Exam-Review
7 Feb 2017
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Main difference between erikson and fruede = modality clarify at study sesh. Super ego strength: - willingness on the part of the person to comply with cultural values / authority. Ego: - an active and agentic psychic structure: positive driving force of human development, regulates the interaction of the id and super ego, 2 functions, synthesizing function helps us understand and interpret the environment. Deriving meaning from tension between you and environmental demands: executive function: - helps us choose actions based on these understandings. Ego strength = the development of the virtues in the epigenic model. Each virtue the accumulation of ego strength. 4 themes of ego development: meaning in life, relationships, morality, identity formation. Each stage concludes when the ego develops a new ability in the form of a virtue. Each stage = the state of ego strength development a person is in at a particular point in their life.
