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Erikson's theory of psychosocial development is a developmental psychology theory that does not reduce the personality development of the individual to childhood and treats it as a lifelong process. The theory recognizes that human development is shaped by both biologically based inborn characteristics and the social environment in which the individual lives. Erikson explains the formation process of personality through eight basic developmental stages; each of these stages is defined by a speci

Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychosexual development posits that individuals progress through a series of stages as they move from childhood to adulthood, during which sexual energy (libido) becomes focused on specific regions of the body. According to this theory, each developmental stage involves a particular psychosexual conflict, and the manner in which this conflict is resolved shapes the individual’s adult personality, behavior, and psychological well-being. Freud suggested that failure to s