Shieh spent most of his time, studying for his tests and playing computer games on his spare time. Psychosocial stage theory, as developed by Erik Erikson, proposes a lifespan model of development, which comprise of five stages starting from birth to the age of 18 years old and three additional stages in the adulthood.
Erikson suggests that individuals go through each of the stages, which there is a specific issue that characterizes each stage and conflict that may be resolved (Larsen & Buss, 2014). He emphasized that it is imperative for an individual to solve their conflict in each stage before he can fully developed his identity (Larsen & Buss, 2014).
Personality development is the result of how individual resolves each of the stages, starting from infancy to the old age. It includes mistrust versus trust, shame and doubt versus autonomy, guilt versus initiative, inferiority versus industry, role confusion versus identity, isolation versus intimacy, stagnation versus generativity, and despair versus integrity. However, Shieh has not fully formed his identity; therefore, he appears to be stuck at role confusion versus identity stage. …show more content…
When he was an adolescent, he was not able to experience pleasant activities with his friends. He had to work hard to maintain a high GPA in secondary school, in order to get into a top university in Canada. Due to his parents’ discipline, he became a successful optometrist at a young age. Shieh has not fully developed his personality at role confusion versus identity stage, as he had not had any opportunity to explore his moral and values. Instead, he was busy trying to earn his parents’ love and
Erikson suggests that individuals go through each of the stages, which there is a specific issue that characterizes each stage and conflict that may be resolved (Larsen & Buss, 2014). He emphasized that it is imperative for an individual to solve their conflict in each stage before he can fully developed his identity (Larsen & Buss, 2014).
Personality development is the result of how individual resolves each of the stages, starting from infancy to the old age. It includes mistrust versus trust, shame and doubt versus autonomy, guilt versus initiative, inferiority versus industry, role confusion versus identity, isolation versus intimacy, stagnation versus generativity, and despair versus integrity. However, Shieh has not fully formed his identity; therefore, he appears to be stuck at role confusion versus identity stage. …show more content…
When he was an adolescent, he was not able to experience pleasant activities with his friends. He had to work hard to maintain a high GPA in secondary school, in order to get into a top university in Canada. Due to his parents’ discipline, he became a successful optometrist at a young age. Shieh has not fully developed his personality at role confusion versus identity stage, as he had not had any opportunity to explore his moral and values. Instead, he was busy trying to earn his parents’ love and