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Social Stages
Erik Erikson’s stage theory of psychosocial development helped create interest and research on human development through the lifespan, which also help make him one of the most famous psychologists in history. Erikson explored development throughout life, including events of childhood, adulthood, and old age.
Erikson believed that personality developed in a series of stages. He described the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan. Erikson was interested in how social interaction and relationships played a role in the development and growth of human beings.
Erikson’s theory was based on what is known as the epigenetic principle. This principle suggests that people grow in a sequence that occurs over time and in the context of a larger community. People grow and develop in a specific order over time, and this growth is influenced by the community around them. This process is known as the epigenetic principle. He coined the phrase “identity crisis.”
As we grow up, we go through different stages of life that help us become who we are. In each stage, we face a problem that can either help us grow or hold us back. These problems are all about developing important parts of ourselves. We have a good chance to succeed or fail during these times.
If people successfully deal with the conflict, they emerge from the stage with psychological strengths that will serve them well for the rest of their lives. If they fail to tackle with these conflicts, they may not develop the skills needed for a strong sense of self.
In this theory the life stages are infancy, early childhood, preschool, school age, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and maturity.
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