Erikson's stages of psychosocial development describes eight developmental stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage the person ...

Most of us think about childhood as the time when our personality develops and grows. It’s no wonder—a lot does happen in those early years. However, what if I told you that we actually continue to ...

Erik Erikson has had the greatest impact on our understanding of human development since Sigmund Freud. While Freud`s theory of psychosexual development focuses on the disturbances of early childhood, ...

Human psychology is very complex to understand, we have range of emotions, behaviours and problems to deal with. Understanding each problems and phase through which a person goes at different levels ...

As challenging as coping with significant life change can be, as I’ve written previously, change is really the only constant during this one precious life we have. Indeed, life itself is an ongoing ...

Soon after a party in June celebrating the 88th birthday of Erik Erikson and the 87th birthday of his wife, Joan, the psychoanalyst turned to his artist spouse and said, “We have to keep learning and ...

Intimacy versus isolation refers to a stage of development in young adulthood. During this time, a person develops close friendships and a love relationship, both of which are intimate. When this does ...