Page 10 - Social Behavior and Group Influences

Erik Erikson (1950, 1963) proposed a psychoanalytic theory of psychosocial

development comprising eight stages (from infancy to adulthood).

During each stage, the person experiences a psycho-social crisis which could have a

positive or negative outcome for personality development.

Erikson puts a great deal of emphasis on the adolescent period, feeling it was a

crucial stage for developing a person’s identity.