Erikson Development Stages

Erikson’s development stages and the identity system is what makes a person who they are. How Erikson explains each part of the stages of development, a person’s identity comes into play. Growing up all the way till the day a person dies, a person develops an ego that describes themselves and the identity of how they see themselves in the world and to others. From being born to eighteen months a baby starts to form their identity. With their identity and as they get older they would need to have trust so they know that life is okay to live in and have confidence in their future. If the trust is broken early on, then the person growing up will have mistrust of the world in general. A mother’s job, as the constant caregiver of the child, …show more content…
When the child is building the ability to succeed it is also building a self-esteem. Self-esteem is how important and valued the person feels. The parents that are the most significant in the child’s life and they are ones that help them succeed or feel shame. In feeling shame it could be if they were forced to do something like toilet training or learning important skills. By having the ability to succeed set of mind then later on the child will feel important and valued about themselves. Also when achieving the ability to succeed the child begins to build self-esteem. Self-esteem is how important or valued that person feels with a combination of their identity and self-image and it will help them later in …show more content…
Since their peer group is the most significant they can develop strong devotion to each other. Life is getting harder for the teen because during this time they are having to find their personal identity, struggle with social interactions, and to make good choices in life. With finding their personal identity, teenagers often separate from their families and go into a wider social area. If the teen does not find their personal identity then that is called role confusion. Being a teenager it will be hard figuring out who they really are and what is their self-worth going through the stage of being a