Following in Freud’s footsteps, next Erik Erikson developed his own theory. His theory begins at birth and talks about trust stages, how crisis helps develop the individual, and how self-identity ...

This aspect of the show draws a Freudian parallel to Sigmund Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter, Anna Freud. The two lived through a fascist regime together, eventually fleeing ...

Anna Freud (1895-1982), Sigmund Freud's youngest daughter and only child to follow him into psychoanalysis, died 30 years ago this year. As I mentioned in a recent post, I was privileged to be ...

Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory (1968), suggests teenagers go through a stage of ‘crisis’, where they explore and form their sense of self and identity. This stage can (and often does ...

“A Year by the Sea’ has several Berkshire connections, among them the lead actress Karen Allen, as well as a key character, Joan Erikson, widow of the renowned psychologist Erik Erikson who worked at ...