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Briefly Sketch the Life of Erik Erikson and Contrast His

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Briefly sketch the life of Erik Erikson and contrast his theory with Freud's. Discuss Erikson's contribution to psychoanalytic theory and identify the main points of his approach, including a definition of identity crisis and Erikson's conception of the ego. List the stages of personality development according to Erikson's theory and for each stage give an example of the basic crisis involved.


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