According to Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory, I am currently in the Intimacy versus Isolation stage. In this paper, I will delve into Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory and examine the first five stages of his theory and how I transitioned through them. The first stage in Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory is the Trust versus Mistrust stage. I identify myself under the trust side of the first stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory. In this stage, according to Robert S. Feldman’s book, Child Development, the Mistrust versus Trust stage should create “feelings of trust from environmental support.” To find out which side of the Trust versus Mistrust stage I fell under, remembering the stories of my infancy were what helped me decide. The most significant thing I experienced as a newborn was the nurturing environment I came home to. From the many stories I have been told, my crying has always been a constant in all the stories of my
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According to Erikson, if a child successfully completes this stage, he or she will walk away with a confidence in the way they think and act. If the child does not complete this stage successfully, he or she will suffer from guilt and may question their own thoughts and actions. I believe I completed this stage successfully, falling under the Initiative side. The way my parents allowed me to create confidence in my way of thinking and acting was through allowing me to pretend play and never stopping me. Instead of asking me to stop, my parents constantly encouraged my pretend play, sometimes even joining me! From playing a pretend doctor, to playing a cashier at a grocery store, and to playing a pretend school teacher, I was never told my way of creating scenarios was wrong. My way of thinking and being creative was never stifled by anyone. This allowed me to fulfill this stage
According to Erikson, if a child successfully completes this stage, he or she will walk away with a confidence in the way they think and act. If the child does not complete this stage successfully, he or she will suffer from guilt and may question their own thoughts and actions. I believe I completed this stage successfully, falling under the Initiative side. The way my parents allowed me to create confidence in my way of thinking and acting was through allowing me to pretend play and never stopping me. Instead of asking me to stop, my parents constantly encouraged my pretend play, sometimes even joining me! From playing a pretend doctor, to playing a cashier at a grocery store, and to playing a pretend school teacher, I was never told my way of creating scenarios was wrong. My way of thinking and being creative was never stifled by anyone. This allowed me to fulfill this stage