Erik Erikson Biography

Erik Erikson's well-known stage theory of psychosocial development helped generate interest and inspire research on human development through the lifespan. An ego psychologist who studied with Anna Freud, Erikson expanded psychoanalytic theory by exploring development throughout the life, including events of childhood, adulthood and old age.

Learn more about his life, career, and contributions to psychology in this biography of Erik Erikson.

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