Erik Erikson was a very talented theorist in the 1900’s. Erikson believed in the human development through the social aspects of their lives. There were nine stages to Erikson’s psychosocial development theory; “trust vs. mistrust,” “autonomy vs. shame and doubt,” “initiative vs. guilt,” “industry v. inferiority,” “identity vs. identity confusion,” “generativity vs. stagnation,” “integrity vs. despair,” and lastly “hope and faith vs. despair” (Crandell, Crandell, and Zanden). Trust vs. mistrust is from birth to one year’s old. During this developmental stage children learn to trust or not trust themselves and other individuals. The result that Erikson wants and believes in is that the child develops trust with the world, family, and self.
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identity confusion is during the adolescence years. This developmental stage is solely about the adolescent figuring out who they are. This is an age where adolescents are trying to figure out which clique they fit into, how to dress, and how to associate with friends. This stage is also about the adolescent finding out what their goals in life are, what their beliefs are, and what they value in life. This is a stage I can remember very well. I feel like throughout my middle school years I did not fully know what clique I wanted to be in. Sometimes I would wear shoes that were high top, other times I would wear country boots. Also during middle school, I did not know what my beliefs, values, and goals were. I was not sure if I wanted to be a well-mannered child like I was raised to be, or an unruly child like my friends were. It was not until the later years of this developmental stage that I learned what my identity was, around ninth or tenth grade in high school. I learned that I am my own person, I do not act like others and I do not want to. I learned that my beliefs were very important to me, and my personal values were set to a high standard. My goals went far beyond what anyone would expect, I chose to strive for the highest of the highest and top of the top! My personal outcome with the fifth psychosocial stage was bumpy at first, but in the end, it was positive because I was able to understand my true identity and embrace …show more content…
despair is during late adulthood. This developmental stage focuses on reminiscing on the past. Since I am not yet to this stage in my life, I like to imagine what it will be like. Some examples of life events I hope to look back on are having a happy life, marrying my best friend, and raising amazing children. I hope and pray that God is willing for me to reach this stage of my life and be satisfied with how my life played out. I hope that I can be happy when I reminisce and think back on my life. I also hope that I can finish the rest of my life with happiness. My personal outcome with the eighth psychosocial stage has not yet come, but I wish for it to be positive, because I want to be satisfied with my life when reminiscing on the
identity confusion is during the adolescence years. This developmental stage is solely about the adolescent figuring out who they are. This is an age where adolescents are trying to figure out which clique they fit into, how to dress, and how to associate with friends. This stage is also about the adolescent finding out what their goals in life are, what their beliefs are, and what they value in life. This is a stage I can remember very well. I feel like throughout my middle school years I did not fully know what clique I wanted to be in. Sometimes I would wear shoes that were high top, other times I would wear country boots. Also during middle school, I did not know what my beliefs, values, and goals were. I was not sure if I wanted to be a well-mannered child like I was raised to be, or an unruly child like my friends were. It was not until the later years of this developmental stage that I learned what my identity was, around ninth or tenth grade in high school. I learned that I am my own person, I do not act like others and I do not want to. I learned that my beliefs were very important to me, and my personal values were set to a high standard. My goals went far beyond what anyone would expect, I chose to strive for the highest of the highest and top of the top! My personal outcome with the fifth psychosocial stage was bumpy at first, but in the end, it was positive because I was able to understand my true identity and embrace …show more content…
despair is during late adulthood. This developmental stage focuses on reminiscing on the past. Since I am not yet to this stage in my life, I like to imagine what it will be like. Some examples of life events I hope to look back on are having a happy life, marrying my best friend, and raising amazing children. I hope and pray that God is willing for me to reach this stage of my life and be satisfied with how my life played out. I hope that I can be happy when I reminisce and think back on my life. I also hope that I can finish the rest of my life with happiness. My personal outcome with the eighth psychosocial stage has not yet come, but I wish for it to be positive, because I want to be satisfied with my life when reminiscing on the