Human Development, Vol. 35, No. 5 (1992), pp. 286-301 (16 pages) This article addresses the relationship between ego and moral development, as represented by the theories of Erikson and Kohlberg.

We all, at some point, have an exaggerated sense of our own self. It’s a universal human experience. We call it ego when we see it in others, and term it self-worth when we look at our own selves. No ...