Differences between Freud’s

Psychosexual Theory and Erikson’s

Psychosocial Theory of
Development.
Number 1:
● The major difference in the Freud and Erikson’s Theory is that Freud emphasizes
the biological factors of a child’s development, meanwhile, Erikson emphasizes
the effect of the environment on the child’s development and also it’s reaction to
it.

Freud: Erikson:

On the principles of I’d, Ego and Depending on the social nature instead
Super Ego. of the sexual nature.
 Number 2:
● Both theories represent stages but the number of stages differ from each other.
The main reason for this difference is that:

Freud: (5 stages) Erikson: (8 stages)

Has the idea that early childhood till the Observed the individuals and realized
teen years, influence the individual and that changes in personality occur even
the child’s personality is made in these after the teen age and established 3
years. additional stages.
 Number 3:
● The third difference acknowledges us that Freud’s theory mainly acts for the
independency of an individual, however, Erikson’s theory speaks for the
dependency of an individual on the environment.

Freud: Erikson:
Says that the personality is shaped by Explains that the choices made by an
the choices we make through our individual, reflect on the behaviors and
conscious or unconscious mind. environmental influence on one self.
 Number 4:
● In the end, we differentiate the outcomes that appear on the personality of an
individual after he has undergone through all the stages of both, Freud and
Erikson’s theories.

Freud:
This theory gives the outcome that if a
person follows his Id, he becomes bad
or criminal. But if one follows the
Super ego, he becomes good and pious.
Erikson:
This theory gives the outcome that at
the age of 65, a person weather
identifies himself and has a positive
influence on the society, or he gets into
despair.
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Department: Teacher Education (B.Ed Honors 1st Year batch).
Subject: Child Development.