PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Object Relations Theory, Penis Envy, Feminine Psychology
15 Jan 2019
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Psychosocial development: erikson: not all conflicts take place in the unconscious mind - many conflicts are conscious, erikson believed that certain basic conflicts arise at various stages of life, psychosocial, not just change in childhood but throughout life. On one hand, adult pressures the child to obey, but on the other hand, that child wants control of his own life. Child begins to anticipate and fantasize about life as an adult. Find an intimate life partner to share important experiences and further development, rather than becoming isolated and lonely: generativity vs stagnation. Avoid temptation to simply cash in ones savings and go fishing, and instead to raise and nurture children and generally to do what one can to ensure the progress of the next generation. Integrity vs despair: not according to physical or genital maturation but to the development tasks required at different phases in life.
