PSY 3303 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: 18 Months, Ego Psychology, Anal Stage

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3303
• Professor: Mariusz Michal Zadrag

Document Summary

Believed that the process of development of self is largely the task of the ego. Formulated eight stages of ego development from birth to maturity that went beyond freud"s five psychosexual stages. Occurs through an epigenetically structured sequence of psychosexual and psychosocial stages in response to ego identity crises initiated by the biological and social circumstances in life. A sense of sameness(still me-look at your early picture) Identity crises: both continuity and sameness are lost(e. g. traumatized war veterans) We have our ego-identity as we go through the stages. The life cycle: eight stages of human development the stages are sequential series of ego-crises that need to be resolved before advancing to the next one. Both positive and negative aspects of the crises need to be experienced. In a favorable resolution the positive side prevails and we carry away a certain virtue or psychosocial strength. Ritualization: a creative formalization of society"s customs and rituals.