W1L2: Identity

Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of ego development

ego

process of mediating internal and external experiences (understanding self and how it relates to the world around you)

development is

lifelong, multi-dimensional (biological, personal, social), driven by crises

crises

way to know when things are changing (developing out of comfort zone, being challenged and questioning self)

dialectic

opposites but need one to define the other (e.g day/night etc.)

virtue

things developed at certain ages

infancy dialectic

trust and mistrust

infancy virtue

hope

toddlerhood dialectic

autonomy and shame

toddlerhood virtue

will

early childhood dialectic

initiative and guile

early childhood virtue

purpose

mid/late childhood dialectic

industry and inferiority

mid/late childhood virtue

competence

adolescence dialctic

identity and confusion

adolescence virtue

fidelity (accurate sense of self)

young adulthood dialectic

intimacy and isolation

young adulthood virtue

love

middle adulthood dialectic

generatively and stagnation

middle adulthood virtue

care

late adulthood dialectic

integrity and dispear

late adulthood virtue

wisdom

idenitty

rigidity, commitment

role confusion

flexibility, exploration

identity and role confusion

if we have a full sense of who we are without role confusion we will be too riding in thinking but if we have role confusion without identity we won’t have consistent sense of self (hopelessness)

Marcia’s identity statuses

identity achievement, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, identity diffusion

Marcia’s identity statuses: identity achievement

positive self-esteem, critical thinking, advanced moral reasoning, good relationships

Marcia’s identity statuses: identity moratorium

anxious, difficulties with life direction

Marcia’s identity statuses: identity foreclosure

see different opinions as threats, shallow relationships, inflexibility, intolerance

Marcia’s identity statuses: identity diffusion

apathy, depression, hopelessness, risky behaviour, go along with crowd

adolescent friendships

intimate, close, complimentary, equal

friendship conflict and identity moratorium and diffusion

higher conflict, higher moratorium and diffusion

friendship support and diffusion

higher friendship support, lower diffusion

identity diffusion and gender

higher diffusion in females