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EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

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A number of psychologists expanded on Freud’s theories and classical psychoanalysis by integrating newer ideas into his original framework. One subset, the ego-psychologists, focused on the ego as a guiding force in an individual’s mastery of life, rather than simply a component of personality forced to constantly contend with the id. Which ego psychologist expanded on Freud’s theory of personality development with an eight-stage model?
  1. Anna Freud
  2. Erik Erikson
  3. Heinz Hartmann
  4. Erich Fromm
Explanation
Answer: B - Erik Erikson proposed eight stages of ego development; the first five correspond chronologically to Freud’s model, but he added three more to include adult ego development.
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