Erikson's Psychosocial Stage Analysis

In Erikson first stage it is Trust versus mistrust and the virtue that needs to be learned here is Hope. I do not remember this part of my life because this stage is from birth to one and half years old. I have been told as a child, I was very secure in my dealings with others and handling change with ease. So I must have mastered this stage because I was told that as a baby, I was very happy and content. According to Erikson the fact that I was a happy and content baby proves that I mastered this stage. If I had not mastered this stage I would have developed a sense of mistrust and will not have confidence in the world around me or my ability to influence events. I was told the opposite was true, so I must have mastered the stage and being …show more content…
Again I do not remember doing any of this because the age range is from eighteen months to three years old. I have been told that during this time of my life I could put on my own clothes and pick out whatever I wanted to wear. There were times that I would not match or sometimes put my shoes on the wrong feet. I was allowed to try and correct these issues. My mother was willing to allow me to make these errors and only help when I could not do it. I was told that I was always exploring the world around …show more content…
During this time of my life I do remember quite a bit. This is where I was trying to impress my friends and got into a fight with a girl she whipped my butt pretty well it was very embarrassing for a ten year old boy to be beaten by a girl. This took me down a peg or two in my own peer group causing me to have some self doubt about being a leader. Before this happen, I was the one everyone looked to for what we were going to do a recess. After this I had to prove myself as a good leader again, which took some time to get back. I did, however regain my status as leader of my peer