Erik Homburger Erikson. Erik H. Erikson was a twentieth-century psychoanalyst. His major contribution to the field was the concept that identity development extends across the lifespan and is rooted...Glover, DawnAlliant International UniversitySpringer, Cham...
The first stage of Erik Erikson's theory centers around the infant's basic needs being met by the parents. The infant depends on the parents, especially the mother, for food, sustenance, and comfort. The child's relative understanding of world and society come from the parents and their int...
Erikson's wonderful theory helps to tell us why. The theory is helpful for child development, and adults too.For the 'lite' version, here's a quick diagram and summary. Extra details follow the initial overview. For more information than appears on this page, read Erikson's books; he ...
880–898, 2011 ) I made the case that Erikson developed a form of psychoanalytic discourse—the verbal portrait—which, although not unprecedented, became a focal feature of his work and the testing ground for the cogency of his major contribution to psychoanalysis (the concept of identity). In...