PSYB30H3 Lecture 15: Lecture 15
Document Summary
Reformulation of freud"s developmental stage model of psychosexual development. Erikson"s primary achievements were reformulate psychosexual development into life long theory of psychosocial development. Two distinguishing features way erikson appropriates and re-conceptualizes each of the freudian stages and how he extends. Freud"s model beyond childhood to postulate continued development. For each of these tasks there is an optimal time for each challenge crucial we take each challenge at the right time. Upon confronting each psychosocial challenge, one requires a psychosocial strength a virtue that is a psychosocial strength that comes from adequately addressing a psychosocial challenge. Often these challenges involve competing outcomes, for example trust vs. mistrust two alternative outcomes and from ericksonian point of view the virtue/strength is to be found between those two outcomes. One could fail in developmental challenges by resolving conflict too much one way or another, leading to excess or a deficiency with respect to the particular characteristic you are intended to acquire.
