Explain how Erikson's theory differs from Freud's.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Erikson's theory proposes that development is a series of psychosocial crises that the individual must face, rather than psychosexual crises as Freud theorized, such as the crisis of trusting or not trusting the caregiver (as opposed to Freud's satisfaction or dissatisfaction of oral desires).
2. Erikson's theory includes psychosocial crises and periods of development beyond adolescence, unlike Freud's theory.
3. Erikson's theory has been more positively received than Freud's theory and has had more influence on the field of developmental science.
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