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What did erikson say about identity crisis?

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Identity crisis: He defined it. He described the now familiar concepts of "identity crisis" and "life cycle, " provided a framework for considering the individual psyche within society and culture. Unveiling a dynamic process of psychological development, he emphasized the tendency toward growth and the integration of multiple influences—the biological, social, psychological, cultural, and historical. A great read!

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Erikson: In his meisterwerk "Childhoood and Society" Erik Erikson posited that an identity crisis ensues when fundamental assumptions we have throughout our lives about who and what we are, are fundamentally challenged.

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