1. The Psychosocial Theory of Human Development
Erikson redeveloped Freud's theory with a new sociological view so to include a life-span psychosocial dimension and introduced an eight stage model of psychosocial development. ... Stage one (trust vs. mistrust), occurs during the first year of life and during this stage the infant is unsure of the world they live in and look to their parents or caregivers for stability. ... Throughout the eight stages of man, Erikson had stressed that one stage of development builds on the success of previous stages and that each stage is distinguished by particular characteristics which can be demonst...
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- Approx Pages: 5
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- Grade Level: Graduate