2. Developmental Theories and Theorists

Erik Erikson developed his theory of child development after studying Freud's idea of personality development. Erikson suggested that the way in which a person develops physically, socially and emotionally will ultimately lead to the development of their personality.  Although Erikson is often studied as a personality theorist, we will study him in this section.  His theory is often referred to the 8 Stages of Human Social Development.

Refer to Beorree's page for more information about this theory.

For  a more in-depth explanation of this theory, watch the following Kahn academy video.