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Compare and contrast Erikson's and Freud's developmental theories. ​

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Erikson maintained that personality develops in a predetermined order through eight stages of psychosocial development, from infancy to adulthood. During each stage, the person experiences a psychosocial crisis which could have a positive or negative outcome for personality development.

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Freud proposed that personality development in childhood takes place during five psychosexual stages.

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