Episode 511: Erikson: Who Am I? Growing Through Life’s Eight Stages

Why can figuring out who you are feel so complicated? In this episode, Jowd explores Erik

Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development, focusing on identity during adolescence.

Everyday examples, research evidence, and a critique of the theory’s assumptions reveal both

its usefulness and its limits.

This episode was researched and produced by Jowd for their HHG4M Human Development (Psychology) course during Semester 1, 2026/27.

References

Coles, R., Hunt, R. M., & Maher, B. A. (2002, March 7). Erik Erikson. The Harvard Gazette.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/03/erik-erikson/

Erikson, E. H. (1950). Childhood and society. W. W. Norton.

Mazaheri, M., Kihlgren, M., & Norberg, A. (2022). Applying the theory of human development by

Erik and Joan Erikson when communicating with persons with advanced dementia diseases.

Nordic Journal of Nursing Research, 42(4), 178–184.