E. R. Cotton Evelyn R. Cotton Angelic Kinder CAHS 210 September 1, 2017 Erickson Eight Life Span Stages Erick Erickson own “identity crisis” played a role in his theory of psychosocial development. Born in Germany on June 15, 1920, Erick’s father whose identity was never known, left before his birth. His Danish, Jewish mother married for the second time, when he was three years old and was adopted by his Jewish step-father, and took the new name Erick Homberger. “So here he was, a tall, blond, blue-eyed boy who was also Jewish. At temple school, the kids teased him for being Nordic; at grammar school, they teased him for being Jewish.” (Personality Theory,2006) Erickson’s early adult life was that of an artist and teacher, who moved to the United States from Vienna, during Nazism in the 1930’s. His studies were at some of the most prestigious colleges, …show more content…
Also, Freud believed that problems during certain stages in a person’s life would be carried on throughout their life span, but Erickson theorized that an outcome of a stage was not permanent and can change, due to other experiences. Although there are some similarities between their developmental the stages; Freuds stages were physical and Erickson’s drew attention to the importance of social interaction within an individual’s