Erik Erikson and Identity Crisis

Are you unsure of your role in life? Do you feel like you don’t know the ‘real you’? If you answer yes to the previous questions, you may be experiencing an identity crisis. According to Erik Erikson and his stages of psychosocial development, an identity crisis is a period of intense exploration of different identities that usually occurs during the teenage years, but can affect people at any point in their lives. Learn more about identity crisis and identity research.

More About Erik Erikson

• Biography of Erik Erikson
• Stages of Psychosocial Development
• Summary Chart - Psychosocial Stages