Question

Please explain the importance of Erikson's theory of social development and explain the different stages. How can a child overcome each social dilemma or what could hold them back in each stage?

Answer 1

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development is one of the best-known theories of personality in psychology. Much like Sigmund Freud, Erikson believed that personality develops in a series of stages. Unlike Freud's theory of psychosexual stages, Erikson's theory describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan.