Erikson's stages are built on which Freudian construct?
Defense mechanisms
Psychosexual stages
Dream analysis
Life and death instincts
Answer
Erikson’s theory of development posits eight stages of psychosocial development, each characterized by a crisis or conflict that the individual must resolve. These stages are built upon Freud's psychosexual stages. Erikson extended Freud’s theory by detailing the influence social interaction and society have on personality development.
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Erikson believed that each stage of his psychosocial theory centered on what?
At which university was Erikson a professor first?
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