PSY 3303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Erik Erikson, Ritualism In The Church Of England, Numinous
6 Nov 2018
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Believed that the process of development of the self" is largely the task of the. Formulated eight stages of ego development . Ego development beyond freud"s five psychosexual stages. Occurs through an epigenetically structured sequence of psychosexual. In response to ego identity crises . Initiated by the and psychosocial stages biological and social circumstances of life. Both continuity and sameness are lost (e. g. traumatized war veterans) The life cycle: eight stages of human development. The stages are sequential series of ego-crises advancing to the next one. Both positive and negative aspects of the crises need to be experienced. In a favourable resolution the positive side prevails and we carry away a. A creative formalization of society"s customs and rituals. A stereotyped and mechanical version of rituals and customs. A form of estrangement from self and from one"s community. E. g. rigid (sterilized) funerals, catalogue weddings, etc. Mother"s consistency and continuity in her care leads to the earliest sense fo identity.
