Analyzing Erikson's Eight Stages Of Development

Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development was the first theory that demonstrated the development from “womb-to-tomb.” His theory posited three tenets, the first that each era in life had a developmental crisis, and that at each period there was the opportunity for growth and development. Each developmental stage poses a developmental crisis that is central to that age, and as stated in Erikson’s second tenet, if there is an interruption in the development of one of the stages, the stages following will be effected. Though each developmental stage has one fundamental stage that is being worked on, Erikson’s third tenet states that the challenges of all of the other stages are still present; although there is one crisis that is

The Erikson’s stage eight the Integrity versus Despair in late adulthood which is ages 65 plus years old. In this stage according to Erikson a person is reminiscing the past and finding satisfaction of what they had accomplished meaning happy

with family members. We moved each year and never stayed in a home for more than two years.

Erik Erikson’s views on the eight stages of development formalized and systematized the concept of life span development. His framework suggested that humans should be understood longitudinally and socially in the development of personality. Erikson is generally regarded as having a comprehensive, time tested, and well-established theory for growth along the life span.

Gail Sheehy has written a new way of thinking about the aging process. She uses ideas from Erickson’s psychosocial theory of the life cycle and creates new ways of mastering each stage of adulthood. Sheehy organizes her stages in age cohorts in which each cohort has lived through the same events even though they may have had different experiences. By understanding how others like ourselves have dealt with again concerns, we are better able to understand our own lives.

The first stage of Erikson’s eight stages of development is called Trust vs Mistrust, and these two coexists on how the infant will later be affected in the world. Trust revolves around how often the parent attends to their children. Mistrust of course is the complete opposite from Trust. According to Erikson, my mother informed me that I developed a sense of Mistrust/Trust. She explained to me that at first she used to attend to my needs, and pick me up every time I cried, therefore, I developed trust. That all went downhill when my great grandmother told my mother to not pick me up because, crying will help my lungs. Ending with mistrust, is part of the reason why I don’t try to get close to others as much. Nowadays, I tend to keep my distance from other people.

During the time of infancy, the child cannot completely rely on themselves but has to depend on their caregiver. The subject in which I observed is a female baby and was born February 8, 2015. She will be referred to as D. B. As of now she is eight months so she is categorized in the infancy period. She is the only child, with a stay at home mom and working father who are married. Her mother is also a part-time college student taking online courses only. D.B. recognizes her mother well and tends to get upset when she’s not around at times. She spends more time with her mother due to her father being in the labor force. Most of the time while observing her is when her father was at work. D.B. is a dependent infant. She is unable to walk as

According to Erikson's criteria for mastering Industry versus Inferiority a child between the age of 5 to 12 acquires new friends at school, able to complete higher level of school task, play games with peers. Through these task the child develops a sense of self pride in addition, the child receives praise from parent and teacher for their accomplishments.

According to Erikson stages of human development, late adulthood stage is between the ages 65 to death (Erikson, 1982). This stage is ego integrity versus despair involves individual to look back over one’s life and feel a sense of contentment and satisfaction (Erikson, 1982). Success at this stage leads to feeling of wisdom and failure to achieve results in bitterness, regret, and despair. This negative resolution manifests itself as a fear of death, a sense that life is too- short, and depression (Erikson, 1982).

Finally, Erikson’s stage six, young adults (Intimacy vs. Isolation) is well known for its understanding of love and intimacy. From my personal experience growing up in a conservative culture where romantic relationships in young adults are not advocated than assimilating to a culture that acknowledges such concepts can create difficulty in development at this particular stage. If an individual refuses to assimilate with the norm of the new culture it may lead to

Plato Plato is arguably the single most important philosopher historically. Plato’s theologies deeply rooted in his philosophies shaped his views on the knowledge we possess, political position, language and arts are encompassed within Plato’s theologies. There are two realms according to Plato, the physical world, we are able to see, touch, hear and feel. Secondly, the eternal world, where perfection exists in fantasy and ideas. Each individual creates this idea of how and what each, goal, relationship, life, etc.., rarely do any two individuals possess the same ideal on one perfect item.

The first thing I notice, Ben’s blatant disregard for my authority, he's In Erik Erikson’s second stage of development autonomy vs. shame and doubt. Although this irritates me I know he is only in preschool so I must keep my patience and stay calm. After repeating my command I witness a normally well behaved child turn into a screeching demon. At first I panic but then think back to the semester of parenting I took and I would think what might be causing this mis behavior. In a study conducted in Chicago fifteen hundred parents and guardians report on a questionnaire for the Multidimensional Assessment of Preschool Disruptive Behavior, their answers regarded temper loss and anger regulation. The conclusion to the study stated the normative

In Erik Erikson’s theory he explains that in every stage, a positive or a negative attitude is developed within an individual. During our developing stages we are either successful or we fail. Each stage will come to us whether or not we’re ready for them or not. You can think of the stages as learning stages where crisis occur .Only if we have learned from the previous crisis we are successful. You cannot avoid 1 stage and move to a next stage because of the developing process. The outcome of our lives depends on the way we chose to progress throughout each stage in life. Erikson had his own way in describing each stage in life that we all must go through.

As our age moves up in years and we become senior citizens we slowdown in productivity and begin to re-explore life as

Erikson describes that every individual goes a through a developmental stage of life as we go through it. Erikson describes the final developmental stage as Ego Integrity versus Despair. This stage relates to the older adult, sixty years and older. The integrity of the individual is the great focus on this stage of life (Hearn et al., 2011). Therefore, this stage is described as the process where older adults attempt to identify the meaning of their life (Weismann & Hannich, 2011). The life review process of looking back, helps an older adult to find a balance of their life experiences (Hearn et al., 2011).