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Adolescents’ affirmation and rejection of childhood conformity to certain standards Identity confusion: A syndrome of problems that includes a divided self-image, an inability to establish intimacy, a sense of time urgency, a lack of concentration on required tasks, and a rejection of family and community standards. The significant relations during this stage are ______ partners and friends.
sexual
Young Adulthood (Intimacy vs. Isolation) Psychosocial conflict: INTIMACY VS. ______. Basic Strength: LOVE. Core Pathology: EXCLUSIVITY. Significant Relations: Sexual Partners, Friends. Young Adulthood Age 19 to 30 begins with the acquisition of intimacy at the beginning of the stage and the development of generativity at the end. Genitality: Chief psychosexual accomplishment of young adulthood. Can develop only during young adulthood when it is distinguished by mutual trust and a stable sharing of sexual satisfaction with a loved person.
isolation
Intimacy vs. Isolation. Intimacy: Ability to fuse one’s identity with that of another person without fear of losing it. Mature intimacy means an ability and willingness to share mutual trust. It involves sacrifice, compromise, and commitment within a relationship between two equals. It should be a requirement for marriage. Isolation: Incapacity to take chances with one’s identity by sharing true ______.
intimacy
Adulthood (Generativity vs. Stagnation) Psychosocial conflict: GENERATIVITY VS. ______.
stagnation
The significant relations during Adolescence are sexual ______ and friends.
partners
Genitality is the chief psychosexual accomplishment of young adulthood. It can develop only during young adulthood when it is distinguished by mutual trust and a stable sharing of sexual satisfaction with a loved ______.
person
Mature intimacy means an ability and willingness to share mutual ______.
trust
Intimacy involves sacrifice, compromise, and commitment within a relationship between two ______.
equals
Isolation is characterized by incapacity to take chances with one’s identity by sharing true ______.
intimacy
Generativity vs. Stagnation is a psychosocial conflict that occurs in ______.
adulthood
Study Notes
Ego Development
- Body ego: Describes our experiences with our bodies and how we see ourselves as different from others
- Ego Ideal: Represents the image we have of ourselves in comparison with an established ideal
- Ego identity: Image we have of ourselves in a variety of social roles we play
Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development
- Sociohistorical Influences: Society's influence on personality development
- Epigenetic Principle: Personality development is characterized by an identity crisis during each stage
- Eight stages of development, from infancy to old age
Infancy (Basic Trust vs. Basic Mistrust)
- Psychosocial conflict: Trust vs. Stagnation
- Basic Strength: Care
- Core Pathology: Rejectivity
- Significant Relations: Divided Labor and Shared Household
Adulthood
- Young Adulthood (Intimacy vs. Isolation)
- Psychosocial conflict: Intimacy vs. Isolation
- Basic Strength: Love
- Core Pathology: Exclusivity
- Significant Relations: Sexual Partners, Friends
- Genitality: Chief psychosexual accomplishment of young adulthood
- Adulthood (Generativity vs. Stagnation)
- Psychosocial conflict: Generativity vs. Stagnation
- Old Age (Integrity vs. Despair)
- Psychosocial conflict: Integrity vs. Despair
- Basic Strength: Wisdom
- Core Pathology: Disdain
- Significant Relations: All Humanity
Learn about the concept of Generativity vs. Stagnation in psychology, focusing on aspects like caring for offspring, creating new ideas, and the stage of longest development from around 31 to 60 years. Understand how self-absorption and stagnation can occur when people lack generativity.
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