Erik Erikson and the American psyche; ego, ethics, and evolution.9780765704955 Erik Erikson For the choral conductor, see . Erik Homburger Erikson (June 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994) was a German developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings, and for coining the phrase identity crisis. and the American psyche; ego, ethics, and evolution. Burston, Daniel. Jason Aronson 2007 219 pages $29.95 Paperback Psychological issues BF109 Despite ambivalence toward the ego psychology Ego psychology is a school of psychoanalysis that originated in Sigmund Freud's id-ego-superego model. History After Freud, a number of prominent psychoanalytic theorists began to elaborate on Freud's functionalist version of the ego. for which Erikson (1902-1994) is known, Burston (psychology, Duquesne U., Pittsburgh) analyzes his life and legacy. Starting naturally with Erikson's childhood, he treats his break from Freud, adoption of the US, and such contributions as his concepts of psychosocial psychosocial /psy·cho·so·cial/ (si?ko-so´shul) pertaining to or involving both psychic and social aspects. psy·cho·so·cial adj. Involving aspects of both social and psychological behavior. stages and identity crisis, and psychohistories of Luther and Gandhi. The author defends Erikson's assumptions about a basic human nature and the nuclear family against postmodern post·mod·ern adj. Of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles, as by reintroducing traditional or classical elements of style or by carrying modernist styles or practices to extremes: attacks on such. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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