Lesson 5 forum
Ego Psychology and Psychosocial Theories
· Identifies ways in which Freud's followers extended and modified his theory.
· Explains how competence and mastery are considered basic ego functions that do not evolve from the id.
· Discusses the role "inferiority" plays in Alfred Adler's personality theory.
· Distinguishes four forms of attachment behavior and describes how the forms are measured.
· Describes Erik Erikson's eight-stage model of psychosocial development.
· Explains how neoanalytic theories conceptualize and treat problems of adjustment.
Required Reading
Perspectives On Personality, Ch. 9.
Post questions and comments for Lesson 5.
To respond to this discussion forum, you have two choices.
1. Respond to the following question: Erikson has suggested that individuals go through an adolescent identity crisis. Using your own experience as an example, discuss what kinds of commitments need to be made in order to resolve this crisis.
2. Start a discussion topic of your choice.