Erik Erikson

after spending some time traveling throughout europe, erik erikson studied psycho-n-lysis from anna freud and earned a certificate from the vienna psycho-n-lytic society. erikson moved to the united states in 1933 and was offered a teaching position at harvard medical school. in addition to this, he also had a private practice in child psycho-n-lysis. later, he held teaching positions at university of california at berkeley, yale, san francisco psycho-n-lytic inst-tute, austen riggs center, and center for advanced studies of the behavioral sciences. he published a number of books on his theories and research, including childhood and society and the life cycle completed. his book gandhi’s truth was awarded a pulitzer prize and a national book award.
erik erikson was the guy who came up with the stages of devlopment:

1) infancy: birth to 18 months – ego development outcome: trust vs. mistrust

2) early childhood: 18 months to 3 years – ego development outcome: autonomy vs. shame

3) play age: 3 to 5 years – ego development outcome: initiative vs. guilt

4) school age: 6 to 12 years – ego development outcome: industry vs. inferiority

5) adolescence: 12 to 18 years – ego development outcome: ident-ty vs. role confusion

6) young adulthood: 18 to 35 – ego development outcome: intimacy and solidarity vs. isolation

7) middle adulthood: 35 to 55 or 65 – ego development outcome: generativity vs. self absorption or stagnation

8) late adulthood: 55 or 65 to death – ego development outcome: integrity vs. despair