Essay On Erikson's Psychosocial Stages

Erik Erikson was a famous Psychologist who had a theory about psychosocial stages all humans go through. (book) The first stage spans from birth to the 1 year mark. The stage is trust vs mistrust which should determine whether or not you have faith in people or expect the worst from people. The next stage is autonomy vs shame and doubt (ages 1-3) decides whether or not you will be independent or doubtful of your abilities. Stage 3 is initiative vs guilt (ages 3 to 6) the child will either become anxious or responsible. Stage 4 is industry vs inferiority (ages 6 to puberty) the child either feels accomplished or inferior. Stage 5, which is the stage I will be focusing on, is ego identity vs role confusion which spans from puberty into the twenties. In this stage they either find their own sense of identity or become isolated. Stage 6 is intimacy vs isolation which is from 20s-40s …show more content…
Which is when I went through a period of not knowing what to do with myself. I felt aimless and I felt like everyone was against me. After the adoption I did not know what to myself. Also I think that I found my own set of morals and values during thiss time after many thought into the subject. I feel like Erikson’s theory was completely valid in my case. I went through identity diffusion as well as role confusion. I came out with the positive result but overall his theory was pretty valid. I also agree with all of his other stages, I think even though this theory came from the 1960’s it is still very reliable in today’s world. He also has some universal points in the theory except I think we continue to find identity through each stage of our life. Not just puberty to early twenties. I feel like stage five stretches through the entirety of our