Ego Psychology - Erik Erikson

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Front Back
Did clinical practice with
Troubled youth (alienation)
Like freud,
Ego dependence of id
Like hartmann
Ego in relation to society
Unlike freud
Ego continues past psychosexual development. occurs over course of LIFESPAN
Psychosocial crises
Ego development throughout life as crises of each life stage presents themselves

-originates in ego processes and in the social environment
Epigenesis
Emergence of embryonic organism from unorganized, undifferentiated protoplasm and a regular sequenced programming of organ development

-emerging sequence of motor, sensory, cognitive, and social abilities
Oral sensory
Some autonomy in trying to take own hand back
Muscular anal stage
Fuller autonomy
Mode
Each erogenous zone has its own mode of expression (1st 3 stages mostly)
1) incorporative (passive): nourishment, sensation
2) incorporative (active): biting, teething
3) eliminative-retentive
4) intrusive: moving in on others space, activities, bodies
Modalities
How society deals with and controls zone mode features
ex) social modality of oral-sensory period is to get them to be a giver
-social responsiveness at each stage shaped by how moms and socities cope with zone-mode imperatives
Eight ages of man
Occurs in response to bio, ego and social institutions
-order invariant
1) trust vs mistrust
2) autonomy vs shame and doubt
3) initiative vs guilt
4) industry vs inferiority
5) identity vs identity confusion
6) intimacy vs isolation
7) generativity vs stagnation
8) integrity vs despair
Ages of the 8 ages of man
1) trust vs mistrust - 1
2) autonomy vs shame and doubt - 2
3) initiative vs guilt - 3-6
4) industry vs inferiority 6-11
5) identity vs identity confusion 12-20
6) intimacy vs isolation 20-30
7) generativity vs stagnation 30-65
8) integrity vs despair 65+
Virtue at each of 8 ages of man
1) trust vs mistrust
HOPE: belief in attainability of fervent wishes despite dark urges
2) autonomy vs shame and doubt
WILL: can make choices, to obey rule
3) initiative vs guilt
PURPOSE: navigation of this stage
4) industry vs inferiority
COMPETENCE
5) identity vs identity confusion
FIDELITY: readiness to be faithful to commitments, ideals, values, others
6) intimacy vs isolation
LOVE
7) generativity vs stagnation
CARE
8) integrity vs despair
WISDOM
Trust vs mistrust
-security vs uncertainty, anxiety
-first discovery of the ego
-trust in mom and that we wont be anxious if she leaves our sight
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
-power struggle for retaining
-messy kids =angry parents = dmged self esteem = shame and doubt
-reasonable, firm, reassuring, socialization = pride in being able to control = autonomy