PSY 274 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Imaginary Audience, Egocentrism, James Marcia

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 274
• Professor: Whitney Wood

Document Summary

Psychoanalytic theories of development: themes in psychoanalytic theories: Individual differences: children"s early experiences have a major impact on their subsequent development. Nature/nurture: both freud and erikson focus on the biological underpinnings of developmental stages and how they interact with child experiences: erikson. 8 age related stages (five during childhood and adolescence) Each stage characterized by a specific crisis that the individual must resolve. If the dominant issue of a stage is not successfully resolved before the next stage begins, the person will continue to struggle with it. Infants must learn to develop a sense of trust -- developed through parenting and caregiving. Erikson believes that if the infant does not develop the ability to trust others, the person will have a difficult time forming intimate relationships later in life. Designed to achieve a strong sense of autonomy while adjusting to increasing social demands.