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Psychosocial Development

Eriksons Psychosocial Adolescent

and Adult Stages

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Stage Developmental CrisisSuccessful Dealing

with Crisis

Unsuccessful Dealing

with Crisis

Adolescence13-early 20s Identity versus RoleConfusion

develop a strong

strong sense ofidentity

confused and

withdraw or want to

inconcspicuouslyblend in with the

crowd

Early Adulthood

20s-30s

Intimacy versus

Isolation

will have satisfying

intimate relationships

will be isolated from

other people and may

suffer from loneliness

Middle Adulthood

40s-50s

Generativity versus

Stagnation

will be creative,

productive andnurturant

will be passive and

self-centered, feel

that they have done

nothing for the next

generation, and feelthat the world is no

better off their being

alive

Late Adulthood

Ego Integrity versus

Despair

will enjoy life and not

fear death

will feel that their life

is empty and will feardeath

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Eriksons Generativity Versus

Stagnation: Parenting

Generativity- process of parenting the next

generation and helping them through their

crises.

Stagnation process where one is unable to

focus outward and is still dealing with issues

of intimacy or even identity

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Parenting Styles Authoritarian Parenting tends

to be overly concerned with rules

Permissive Parenting occurswhen parents put very fewdemands on their children for

behavior.

A. Permissive Neglectful

B. Permissive Indulgent

Authoritative Parenting

involvescombining firm limits on behaviorwith love, warmth, affection,respect, and a willingness to listento the childs point of view.

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The Impact of Parenting Styles

Authoritarian parenting styles generally lead to childrenwho are obedient and proficient, but they rank lower in

happiness, social competence and self-esteem.

Authoritive parenting styles tend to result in children who

are happy, capable and successful (Maccoby, 1992).

Permissive parenting often results in children who rank

low in happiness and self-regulation. These children are

more likely to experience problems with authority and

tend to perform poorly in school. Uninvolved parenting styles rank lowest across all life

domains. These children tend to lack self-control, have

low self-esteem and are less competent than their peers.

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Midlife Crisis

A period of personal emotional turmoil andcoping challenges that some people encounter

when they reach middle age, accompanied bya desire for change in their lives, brought on byfears and anxieties about growing older

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Who experience midlife crisis?

People who live their lives fulfilling their

dreams and with a purpose are less likely

to experience a crisis at midlife. People who put little thought into what

they want out of life and more thought

into taking care of others are more likely toexperience a crisis at midlife.

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Stages ofMidlife Crisis Shock

Denial

Depression

Anger

Acceptance

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External factors causing midlife crisis

to become problematic

Stress

Childhood Issues

Debt

Significant Loss

Avoidant Personality

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Characterisitics of a person having a hard

time getting through midlife crisis

Unhappy with life and the lifestyle that may

have provided them with happiness for many

years

Bored with people and things that may have

been of interest to them before

Feels a need for adventure and change

Questions the choices, they have made in their

lives and the validity of decisions they made

years before

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Confused about who they are and where they

are going

Angry at their spouse and blame for feeling

tied down

Unable to make decisions about where theywant to go with their life

Doubts that they ever loved their spouse and

resentment over the marriage. Desires for a new and passionate, intimate

relationship

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Differences BetweenMale and

FemaleMidlife Crisis

Changes that come with aging.

Becoming ill.

Becoming less attractive to the opposite

sex.

Not attaining goals they have set for

themselves.

Dying.

Men go through midlife crisis because they

reach a certain age and realize that life is

passing them by. They become afraid of:

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Women, on the other hand are thrust into midlifecrisis because they reach a certain age and find they

finally have the opportunity to do all the things in

life she has put off doing while caring for her family.

She goes through menopause, which means bothbiological and psychological changes. The

psychological changes a woman experiences at

menopause can cause her to question how she has

lived her life and whether she should make changesto the way she lives.

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