Erik Erikson (born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, June 15, 1902 - died in Harwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, May 12, 1994 at age 91 years) was a German psychologist who is famous for its theory of the eight stages of development in humans. Actually Erikson is a Freudian psychologist, but his theory is more focused on society and culture when compared with other Freudian psychologists.


Erikson became famous for his efforts in developing a theory about the stages of human development pioneered by Freud.Erikson stated that human growth goes according to the epigenetic principle which states that the human personality tahap.Berkembangnya run by eight people from one stage to the next stage is determined by success or unsuccessful in take steps sebelumnya.Pembagian these stages based on a certain period in human life: infants (0-1 years), toddlers (2-3 years), pre-school (3-6 years), school age (7-12 years) , adolescents (12-18 years), youth (age 20-an), a middle-aged (late 20's and 50's), and seniors (ages 50's and so on).


Each stage also has its own developmental tasks that are psikososial.Misalnya course, at the age of your baby is growing expectation psychosocial goals and kepercayaan.Kemudian if the goal is not achieved, then the baby will be more dominated by nature timid.