Erikson's Psychosocial Development Theory

Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development theory covers many aspects of people, how they socialize and it then affects their sense of self. Erikson puts a great deal of value on the adolescent period, feeling it was a decisive phase for expanding a person’s identity. The personality builds up after each point, resulting in being more conscious, educated, skillful, evolved psychically, socially, and mentally. This process is called the epigenic principle, which happens in every stage. As growing and completing the 8 development stages there are many obstacles to face and overcome to keep building yourself up.
Currently in Erik Erikson stages of development I am on the fifth stage of identity vs. identity confusion. As being an adolescent I have …show more content…
Not receiving proper reinforcement from my parents caused me to become confused, they put rules and regulations without any reasoning and explanation. My aunt was strict on some parts and also lenient on some parts, she made the situation transparent and left me to make the decision. I found that in these scenarios elders should give string to the youth instead of pulling the string if they want to keep them on the right track. Parents should reach their kids in a mannerly way treat them how they want to be treated in this age not any less. As a teenager you always do whatever you want to do not thinking about the consequences. Many teenagers end up in violent relationships, drug involvement, on street and so on, but later in their life when they realize the mistakes they have done, the opportunities they have missed they regret but alas no avail. Eric Erikson said that exploring is a part of a psychosocial crisis or a period when a person has to rectify disagreement in their lives about themselves, I have passed that time of life and know what I am aiming to be, while not being idle about it, learning to …show more content…
Parents are either home doing housework or at the workplace. They strive to spend as much time with their kids nurturing them helping them set their life goal and pass through conflicts by supporting them. It varies on the parent how they treat their kids. Kids are like a raw plant how you neutralize them its how they become. When a plant grows you add a stick to help it to stand up but without the support of the stick the plant will grow tilted, where with the stick it grows linear so exactly without parent’s support kids can fall apart. The direction of everybody’s life is based on their actions, everybody makes their own choices some more knowledgeable then others. Throughout the lifespan you gain more experience and knowledge, building up your identity takes time as you grow your physical appearance change, personality, behavior, thoughts, and etc. Many conflicts occur between nature and in society, in every stage there is a subsequent crisis which the ego helps to resolve, success in the stage leads to having ego