Erik Erikson, a psychoanalyst and developmental psychologist, helped reshape how we think about human development. In his theory of psychosocial development, Erikson framed development as a series ...

Psychologist Erik Erikson created the eight stages of psychosocial development in the 1950s. Similar to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, Erikson's theory posits that there are distinct ...

Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory (1968), suggests teenagers go through a stage of ‘crisis’, where they explore and form their sense of self and identity. This stage can (and often does ...

The appointment of Erik H. Erikson as professor of Human Development, effective July 1, was officially confirmed yesterday by Dean Bundy. Erikson, an expert in the study of child behavior ...