Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development states that at each stage, we face a crisis. By resolving it, we develop psychological strengths that help us become confident and healthy people. Share on ...

The second account, based on the Saga of the Greenlanders, suggests that Erikson sailed west to see what was out there, much like his father Erik the Red had done in settling Greenland. Either way the ...

Ragged armies and gods old and new collide in the dizzyingly complex penultimate tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen (following 2008's Toll the Hounds ). After a traumatic reading of the tiles, ...

The success of Game of Thrones has brought a large group of new, rabid readers to epic fantasy — and not just to the works of George R. R. Martin, whose A Song of Ice and Fire novels the HBO show is ...

The term ‘psychosocial’ literally means a combination of psychological and social factors that collectively influence human behavior. For example, studies have shown the relationship between an ...

More than a millennium ago, legendary Norse Viking Leif Erikson forever changed the course of history when he fearlessly embarked on a daring expedition into the unknown, becoming the first European ...

Erik Erikson's psychosocial developmental theory (1950, 1968) was a response to Freud's reductionistic views of the human personality. For Erikson, all people have an essence, including the sexuality ...

Break out the horned helmets, because your new favorite Viking-themed holiday is upon us. It’s Leif Erikson Day—which to some, is only an obscure reference to Spongebob Squarepants. But it’s also a ...

Leif Erikson’s foray into North America began over a thousand years ago—long before Columbus’s 1492 journey. Read on to find out more about the intrepid explorer. 1. Leif Erikson’s story is chronicled ...

Erik H. Erikson, the psychoanalyst who profoundly reshaped views of human development, died yesterday at the Rosewood Manor Nursing Home in Harwich, Mass. He was 91. He had a brief illness, said his ...