Editing Psychoanalytic theory (section)

===Neo-analytic theory===
Freud's theory and work with psychosexual development led to Neo-Analytic/[[Neo-Freudianism|Neo-Freudians]] who also believed in the importance of the unconscious, dream interpretations, defense mechanisms, and the integral influence of childhood experiences but had objections to the theory as well. They do not support the idea that personality development stops at age 6. Instead, they believe development spreads across the lifespan. They extended Freud's work and encompassed more influence from the environment and the importance of conscious thought and the unconscious. The most important theorists are [[Erik Erikson]] (Psychosocial Development), [[Anna Freud]], [[Carl Jung]], [[Alfred Adler]] and [[Karen Horney]], and including the school of [[object relations]]. Erikson's Psychosocial Development theory is based on eight stages of development. The stages are trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generatively vs. stagnation, and integrity vs. despair. These are important to the psychoanalytic theory because they describe the different stages that people go through in life. Each stage has a major impact on their life outcomes since they are going through conflicts at each stage and whichever route they decide to take, will have certain outcomes.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Young|first1=Kimball|last2=Blum|first2=Gerald S.|date=December 1953|title=Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality.|journal=American Sociological Review|volume=18|issue=6|pages=714|doi=10.2307/2088147|jstor=2088147|issn=0003-1224}}</ref>