Erikson
Norse Atlantic explorer
Erikson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Erik." The name is most associated with Erik Erikson, the German-American psychologist who developed the influential theory of psychosocial development, which describes eight stages of human growth from infancy to old age.
References to Erikson in academic contexts typically invoke his framework: According to Erikson, adolescence is marked by an identity crisis.
Distinct periods or platforms
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- identityWho someone is
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- egoOne's self-image
trust · autonomy · intimacy · generativity · integrity · lifespan · psychoanalytic · infancy
Creation or arrangement
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- self-conceptOne's own identity perception
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
achievement · diffusion · foreclosure · exploration · commitment · teenager · youth · personality
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- psychohistoryPsychology applied to history
- biographyWritten life account
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
intervention · attachment · developmental · treatment · counseling · assessment
Traditional English feminine name
- HarvardPrestigious Cambridge university
- ViennaAustrian capital
- FreudFounder of psychoanalysis
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
artist · wandering · adoption · Montessori · Berkeley · professor · autobiography · Pulitzer
stages
Distinct periods or platforms
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- identityWho someone is
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
ego · trust · autonomy · intimacy · generativity · integrity · lifespan · psychoanalytic · infancy · adolescence
formation
Creation or arrangement
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- self-conceptOne's own identity perception
moratorium · achievement · diffusion · foreclosure · exploration · commitment · teenager · youth · personality · coherence
clinical
Emotionally detached, medically precise
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- psychohistoryPsychology applied to history
- biographyWritten life account
therapeutic · intervention · attachment · developmental · treatment · counseling · assessment
Joan
Traditional English feminine name
emigration · artist · wandering · adoption · Montessori · Berkeley · professor · autobiography · Pulitzer · Gandhi
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- ExplorersColumbus, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Marco Polo
- Educational Psychologyeducational psychology, school psychology, learning theory, cognitive development, Piaget
- psychoanalysisFreud, id, ego, unconscious, Sigmund Freud
- Psychology HistoryFreud, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Jung, William James
- PatronymicsMac prefix, bin, Mac, Olsen, Hansen
EriksonColumbus
Ohio's seat of government
Christopher Columbus · Amerigo Vespucci · John Cabot · Hernán Cortés
EriksonCortés
Spanish conqueror of Mexico
Hernán Cortés · Pizarro · Columbus · conquistadors · colonial expeditions
EriksonFreud
Founder of psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud · Skinner · B.F. Skinner · John Watson · behaviorists
- Erikson's stagesPsychosocial development theory
- Leif Erikson