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Developmental psychologist Erik H. Erikson (1902-1994) was best known for his theory on social development of human beings, and for coining the phrase identity crisis. The theory describes eight stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood.
Too much industry leads to the maladaptive tendency called narrow virtuosity. We see this in children who aren't allowed to "be children," the ones that parents or teachers push into one area of competence, without allowing the development of broader interests.
'Basic virtues' (basic strengths) - the potential positive outcomes arising from each of the crisis stages. 'Maladapations' and 'Malignancies' - potential negative outcomes (one or the other) arising from each crisis stage. Erikson terminology - variations and refinements to names and headings, etc. Erik Erikson biography (briefly)
Narrow Virtuosity Malignant Tendency Inertia Relationship with Neighbourhood & School Formality vs. Formalism Psychosocial Modalities To complete things Adolescence Ages 12-20 Identity vs. Role Confusion Virtue Fidelity Maladaptive Tendency Fanaticism Malignant Tendency Repudiation Relationship with Peer Groups & Role-Models Ideology vs. Totalism
Children with too much industry develop a maladaptive tendency called narrow virtuosity. These are children who have been pushed hard into a single area of competence, without being allowed to develop other interests or even to “just be a kid.”
Oct 4, 2010 · Too much industry and a child will develop what Erikson called “narrow virtuosity,” such as when parents push their kids to hard to become child actors, musicians or prodigies of all sorts. Too little industry leads to a more common malignancy which Erikson termed “inertia,” or inferiority complexes.
Each stage is characterized by a psycho social crisis of these two conflicting forces (as shown in the table below). If an individual does indeed successfully reconcile these forces (favoring the first mentioned attribute in the crisis), he or she emerges from the stage with the corresponding virtue.
This document summarizes Erik Erikson's 8 psychosocial stages of development. It outlines the key aspects of each stage including the crisis, significant person, potential maladaptations, malignancies, and virtues.
Psychosocial modalities: to be oneself, to share oneself. Psychosocial virtues: fidelity, loyalty. Maladaptations and malignancies: fanaticism - repudiation. Stage (age) 6 (the 20s) - young adult.
Educational Adm. From childhood to maturity, Erikson believed that personality develops in a fixed order through eight phases of psychosocial development. The person goes.
