1. Theories of Personality
Lap 4
What is Personality?

2. Erikson and Development
Personality/ behavior is the result of completing the Psycho-social Stages of Development and Conflict
Identity comes from conflicts with society
Focus: socialization and successfully resolving an Identity Crisis at each stage of development
Goal: Describe life time personality development
Psychosocial stages of behavior and personality development includes whole life/ over time
Not how or why/ vague on the causes of dev’t

3. Erikson and Development
Eight Psycho-social Stages of Development
Trust vs. mistrust
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Initiative vs. guilt
Industry vs. inferiority
Identity vs. role confusion
Intimacy vs. isolation
Generativity vs. stagnation
Integrity vs. despair

4. Erikson and Development
Ego develops by resolving social crisis in each stage of development (Identity Crisis)
Predetermined order
Builds on previous to develop skills and abilities

5. Erikson and Development
Successful completion= “healthy person” with virtues to solve the next crisis and a strong sense of self
Includes trust in others, identity in society, and helping the next generation prepare for the future
Identity Crisis can be a force to a positive resolution
Failure= “unhealthy” personality or sense of self

6. Erikson and Development
Supports Freud’s ideas on structure of personality
Ego develops by resolving social crisis in each stage of development
Ego- establishes and maintains identity
Not just a mediator between id and superego

7. Karen Horney Not a student of Freud Early Feminism
Looked at gender differences and women’s creative capacity
Gender differences are created by culture and society
Anxiety is a stronger motive than Freud’s sexual energy
Neurosis– maladaptive way to deal with relationships
To cope with childhood anxiety
Submission, aggression, detachment are examples
Move toward, move against, and move away from people