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1 Psychosocial Stages of Development Tekiyah McLeod University Of Phoenix Dr. Tonya Elliott September 11, 2023

2 Psychosocial Stages of Development Thank you for this fantastic opportunity. I am thrilled about this new role. Today, I will interview a family member and a close friend to assess their psychosocial development stage. I will observe the behavior of my chosen uncle and my close friend. I will explain what Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development are. I will describe the interactions my uncle and close friend had. I will discuss their psychosocial stage of development: their strengths, the crisis they are experiencing, how they overcome the problem, and whether I agree with the analysis. Lastly, I will discuss the application of Erikson’s theory to the behavior of my uncle and close friend. Infancy, early childhood, play age, school age, adolescence, early adulthood, middle age, and old age are Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development. These stages are a breakdown of the different age group that shows a person's lifespan levels. According to the article (Knight, 2017), Erikson noted that a crisis triggers the shift from one stage to the next; a search triggers the change from one therapy stage to the next. The search is related to the stages of development. A person typically either succeeds in the next step or some become stagnates and falls behind. (Bee, 1992) In the first stage of human development, trust vs. mistrust, the infant's basic needs must be met within the first year. The second stage is autonomy vs. shame/doubt, where a sense of independence in various tasks is developed. The third stage is initiative vs. guilt, which arises when boundaries are crossed. In the fourth stage, industry vs. inferiority, self-confidence is developed. The fifth stage, identity vs. confusion, is when identity recognition occurs. The sixth stage is intimacy vs. isolation, where relationships are formed. In the seventh stage, generativity vs. stagnation, starting a family is the focus, figuring out what it takes to be part of a family. Finally, in the eighth stage, integrity vs. despair, the meaning of life becomes the most critical thing, reflecting on what has been done so far.

3 My uncle and a close friend of the family were the two members of my family that I decided to observe and inquire about their psychosocial developmental stage of life. Jerry is a 62-year-old male, and Tiffany is a 31-year-old woman. Jerry is a 62-year-old male who stayed at home with his mother until she passed and has decided now that he has wasted his life doing nothing positive with his life. Right now, Jerry is in the current stage of six. Jerry has a special friend who is a woman; however, he says he is waiting for the perfect time to ask her to be his girlfriend. Jerry has mentioned that he is facing a mid-life crisis because his mother lives longer, and he has no income or anything to wake up for. Jerry has stated that his mother took care of the home and gave him monthly payments to hang out with his friends. Jerry has no other relationship with anyone around him. Jerry does not allow people to enter his life because of past trauma. Jerry's father told him he was going to the grocery store one day and never returned. So today, it is hard for Jerry to trust people. Jerry's mother's death has been the most challenging thing for him to focus on. Observing Uncle Jerry, I noticed that he might be behind in his developmental stages just by how he explained his life to me. Once Jerry finds out his purpose and allows positive peers in, then there is a chance for him to catch up and regroup. Tiffany is a 31-year-old who is really behind in life. Tiffany is currently in stage five still. Tiffany is now exploring her independence. Tiffany lived with her parents until she had to move out due to having a new boyfriend. Tiffany's parents did not allow her to stay there with her boyfriend while not being married. Tiffany moved out, and since she has not paid any bills, neither has her new boyfriend because he lives at home with his parents. Tiffany has now created a massive statement from her parents because she has mismanaged her money. Tiffany needs to find out who she is. This is her crisis. Tiffany said she wants to get it together eventually to have

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