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Arguably no direct equivalent Freudian stage, 6. Intimacy v 18-40,
although as from Identity and the Life Cycle Isolation
courting,
(1969) Erikson clearly separated Puberty and
early
Genitality (Freud's Genital stage) , and related
parenthood
each respectively to Identity v Role Confusion,
and Intimacy v Isolation.
No direct equivalent Freudian stage, although 7.
30-65,
Erikson later interpreted this as being a Generativity v middle age,
psychosexual stage of 'Procreativity'.
Stagnation
parenting
Again no direct equivalent Freudian stage. 8. Integrity v 50+, old age,
Erikson later called this the psychosexual stage Despair
grandparents
of 'Generalization of Sensual Modes'.
N.B. This is a quick light overview of Freud's sexual theory and where it
equates to Erikson's crisis stages. It's not meant to be a serious detailed
analysis of Freud's psychosexual ideas. That said, I'm open to
suggestions from any Freud experts out there who would like to offer
improved (quick, easy, down-to-earth) pointers to the Freudian
psychosexual theory.
Erikson's eight psychosocial crisis stages
Here's a more detailed interpretation of Erikson's psychosocial crisis
stages.
Remember age range is just a very rough guide, especially through the
later levels when parenthood timing and influences vary. Hence the
overlap between the age ranges in the interpretation below.
Interpretations of age range vary among writers and academics.
Erikson intentionally did not stipulate clear fixed age stages, and it's
impossible for anyone to do so.
Below is a reminder of the crisis stages, using the crisis terminology of
the original 1950 model aside from the shorter terminology that
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