Erickson's Theory Of Identity And Phychosocial Development

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In Erickson’s Stage development there are eight stage theory of identity and psychosocial development. The first stage is Infancy, which is from birth to eighteen months old. Here is where we learn basic trust vs mistrust, in my personality I would say that the nurturing of my grandmother taught me how to be optimistic and confident in the world around me. As well as developed a sense of trust, in which it gave me hope when a new crisis arises in my next challenge. The second stage is Toddler/Early childhood years, which is from eighteen months to three years old. Here is where we learned Autonomy vs shame, in my personality I would say I am very independent and I pride on how much I accomplish, I was very rebellious as a toddler and always …show more content…

In my personality when the opportunity arises I can be a good leader by showing initiative and feeling secure when leading others. Being able to interact with other children in preschool and having the opportunity to explore my interpersonal skill through initiating activities helped me on my next challenge. The Fourth stage is the school age, which is from five too twelve-years-old, here is where we learn industry vs inferiority. From a young age, I loved to getting recognition for doing a great job on whatever I put my mind into, however, if I didn’t get encourage and reinforced I would give up on things and feel as if I failed. This helped me on my next challenge in stage, by being able to balance both. We cannot always do everything perfect, and sometimes we have to keep trying and not give up on our goals. Fifth stage is adolescent, which is from twelve to eighteen years. This is where we learn of Identity Vs Role …show more content…

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