PSYB30H3 : PSYB30_Lec 16.docx
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Another significant difference b/n erikson"s and freud"s approach: Freud"s stage model: libidinal organization; failure to successfully face a challenge w/in freud"s framework will make u ill-equipped to move on to the next stage. It"s possible to handle one stage so poorly that it"s impossible to move on to other stages. So, in the freudian model, one stage is a pre- requisite for the next; psychosexual model; u can at some point, stop psychological development. Identity formation: -to successfully meet the challenges of an identity, one needs to explore a variety of alternatives and then, one must make ideological and vocational commitments to fully achieve identity. Four possible statuses that emerge w/ respect to identity: achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, and. James marcia developed a semi-structured interview to evaluate identity statuses. It asks questions about occupations and ideology and one"s exploration and commitment.
