Identity Crisis

http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/246057

http://www.nndb.com/people/151/000097857/

http://www.ericberne.com/people/erik_erikson.htm

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/genpsyerikson.html

June 15, 1902 Frankfurt, Germany Unnamed Danish Father

(abandoned his mother before he was born). Mother was Karla Abrahamsen. At three years old, mother married Dr. Theodor Homberger.

Peter Blos encouraged him to apply at a teaching position at an experimental psychological school (Dorothy Burlinham)

Got a certificate in Montessori education and one from the Verenna Psychoanalytical Society.

Traveled around Europe, basically wondering around museums. He was one of the original care-free rebels

Taught at the experimental school

He dealt with the cognitive perspective.

Because he was a developmental psychologist he dealt with how minds work and develop.

His most famous work is expanding Freuds theory stages.

His experiments were really observations of his subjects

Wrote: Identity and the Life Cycle, Adulthood, Dimensions of a New Identity, Gandhi's Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence, Identity: Youth Crisis, In Search of Common Ground, Insight and Responsibility, Life History and the Historical Movement, Vital Involvement in Old Age, Young Man Luther

Eight Stages

Trust vs. Mistrust

Industry vs. Inferiority

Initiative vs. Guilt

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Generativity vs. Self-absorption

Integrity vs. Despair

Ego-Identity vs. Role Confusion

The ideas that he published in his books reached out to young psychologists and are still sometimes used today

He addressed historical and religious questions in addition to the developmental process

Coined the term identity crisis

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/erikson.html (basic info, early life)

http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm (psychological perspective)

http://www.bookfinder.com/author/erik-h-erikson/ (books)

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/13/obituaries/erik-erikson-91-psychoanalyst-who-reshaped-views-of-human-growth-dies.html?pagewanted=all# (impact)