Erikson Definition

Erikson Sentence Examples

• Erikson Institute. [cited August 17, 2004].

• In 1956, psychiatrist Erik Erikson provided an insightful description as to how personality develops based on his extensive experience in psychotherapy with children and adolescents from low, upper, and middle-class backgrounds.

• According to Erikson, the socialization process of an individual consists of eight phases, each one accompanied by a "psychosocial crisis" that must be solved if the person is to manage the next and subsequent phases satisfactorily.

• Scandinavians used "son" to create these types of surnames, as in Johnson or Erikson.