Erikson's Stages Of Development In Middle Adulthood

Lifespan development is essential, as it is the changes that happen to us throughout a person’s lifespan. Our development occurs at ages stages where we develop from infancy till death. This essay will contain my life story to display the domains in 5 age stages in my lifespan development. The domains I will be exploring is in this essay is physical, emotional, cognitive, social, cultural and moral domain. The influence of biological and environmental play a significant role in my development. Development is influenced by nature or nurture and its affect will occur throughout lifespan. The changes that occur during development have stage. Each theorists has stages of development where they display the changes. This essay will explore my

The first person I interviewed is a 19 year old Hispanic female high school student. She is very short and meets criteria to be considered a midget. In regards of the Five-Factor Model described in Craig & Dunn 2013, p. 436, this person is emotionally stable with traits associated with high end. Specifically she is relaxed and very extroverted. In terms of openness to experiences, she described herself very imaginative, creative and intellectual. On the last two factors she identified herself as a warm, friendly, organized, and persistent person clearly showing her transitioning from adolescent to the young adult stage.

Today people who are age 65 or older make up more than one tenth of the U.S. population and are the quickest growing age group (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman,  2010). As adults reach later adulthood, they begin to undergo mental, physical, and social transformations. All of these changes are experienced and handled differently by each individual. Time and planning help to alleviate stress and can make these changes easier to deal with. Family and friends are an exceptional source of support during these tough times.

Middle childhood is a time that involves many changes for individuals as they are growing and maturing throughout their life span. These differences can be different depending on their sex and the way that they mature. They have significant differences from early childhood in both their cognitive development and their physical development. This also includes the social environment. A significant part of their development can be influenced by the way they are raised in their childhood, and especially in their middle childhood.

20 is a strange age, you don’t have the excuse of being a teenager to fall back on but people still treat you like a child. Since high school, I’ve been interested in psychology, a topic many people engage in because as humans, we all naturally try to learn more about ourselves as a whole, but also as individuals. Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development mark the eight points people go through from infancy to elder hood. Based on Erikson’s theory, twenty year olds are at the end of adolescence where we wonder who we are and what we can be, as well as being at the beginning of early adulthood where we have formed most of our identity but are also now trying to find love and where we fit into the world.

In my first developmental assessment, Nicole (client) was 17 years old and identified as female, Caucasian and bisexual. She was seeking treatment to address issues related to anger, fear of abandonment, and impulsive and destructive behaviors (i.e. physical aggression, cutting, purging, sexual reactivity, and suicidal ideation). During adolescence, she received ADHD and bipolar diagnoses and showed borderline personality traits. She had been hospitalized on numerous occasions and at the time of the initial assessment, Nicole resided in an adolescent treatment center. This paper will identify normative developmental milestones from young adulthood to late, late adulthood and will analyze Nicole’s life according to these milestones. Therapeutic interventions for Nicole during young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood, and late, late adulthood will also be discussed.

Although I am not the typical age (a young adult) in Erikson’s sixth stage of life (Intimacy versus Isolation) I feel I am currently stuck in this crisis. In the past couple of years I have made some major life changes, got out of what could be considered an abusive relationship, decided what “I want to be when I grow up” (an Occupational Therapist, OT) so applied and was accepted into the graduate program, have moved out of my parents after several years of being stalked feeling brave enough my ex would no longer harm me, have decided who my friends really are and who I want around me as positive influences, and have made a gigantic leap leaving my job of 10 years to go after my dream of becoming an OT. So many changes at once have led me into an anxiety state that led to a severe depression, which I am now rising out of with the help of many personal and professional relationships. However, isolating myself has become a norm for me.

I vaguely remember studying Erik Erikson in school and your description of his psychosocial stages helped me get reacquainted so I thank you. His admiration of Sigmund Freud both helped and hindered his professional life (Boeree, 2006). The controversial man contributed to (Boeree, 2006). Erikson incorporates moral and civic character within each stage. Seider identifies a few traits as examples of moral character, these include: integrity, compassion, and respect. Civic character is defined as “the knowledge, skills, virtues, and commitments necessary for engaged and responsible citizenship” (Seider, 2012, p. 164).

In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders constitute cruel and unusual punishment, and are therefore, unconstitutional. There are several factors regarding adolescent development that led the supreme court to its decision. Factors such as, physical, socioemotional and cognitive development.

My mother was in denial that she was pregnant and did not take proper care of herself or get the proper prenatal care that is recommended. I was born through a scheduled cesarean on January 22, 1993 at 36 gestational weeks, in Plainview Texas. “Babies born before the 37th week of gestation are known as preterm (premature) infants” (Papalia & Martorell, 2015, p. 96). My mom suffered postpartum depression that lasted about three weeks after my birth, and she does not remember much of my first month of life. Either my aunt or dad took care of me when they were off but when they were at work my mom does not know how she cared for me. According to Erikson’s psychosocial stages “the crucial theme of infancy, for example, is basic trust versus basic

While I was in college, I met my now husband. I was in my young adult years at this point of my life. In Erikson’s theory one is emerging in relationships due to positive or living an exclusive life due to negative outcomes of life bestowed by Wong, Hall, Justice, and Herndez (2015). When I turned 20 I got pregnant, eventually, I had to quit school or work. I quit school, I was working to pay for school nevertheless a baby is on the way. We got married and eventually we got an apartment. I waited to have the baby and find a job in the town he lived near. He is in the military wan stationed at Fort Bragg. I had the baby and few months after she was born I got a job near the town he was stationed. We got an apartment while we were on a waiting list to move on post. When my daughter was five months old we found out she had a heart murmur. This was one of the most trying times of my adulthood. I found myself to be so wound up and afraid. One day, I said God I cannot take this anymore, I put this in your hands if you want to take her from me now take her, I will make sure she is loved every day of her life. I even thanked him for giving her to us, and not someone who would not love and appreciate as we do. I then said if you take her from me, I pray you give me the strength to handle it. I must admit that was a strong prayer for a new mom at 20; I meant ever word of it. I remember big weight was lifted off my entire body; I felt at more ease and

Erikson's Psychosocial Theory of Development: Young Adults The young adult has numerous stresses placed upon them through the route of development. Erikson has theorised developmental stages of growth into tasks. Of Eriksons' theoretical tasks, one task describes the theory of intimacy versus isolation. This task theory can be examined using the normative crisis model.

Phrases such as “you are turning into your mother” or “that’s so something mom would say/do,” have become increasingly more common with each passing year of my life. I have come to accept the fact that not only do my mother and I favor in appearance, but also in many behavioral way as well. My mother recently turned 46, and I chose her as my person of interest because it is the closest I will ever get to interviewing my future self. As well as I know my mother, I have never had the opportunity to analyze her development and her current stage of life. It is amazing what one can learn and take away from a few simple questions when they are based on theory, especially Erikson’s.

There are distinct stages that people only experience in early and middle adulthood when it involves social development. People enter into 2 stages of Erikson’s psychosocial stages: intimacy vs isolation and generativity vs stagnation. The main theme of the first mention stage is finding love/companionship and making connections with others. If a person fails to make those connections they encounter loneliness. The second stage is helping others that are younger or misguided on the right path. If a person might feel like his/her life was pointless if this stage is failed.

Adolescence is the fifth stage in Erikson's psychosocial development theory. It is posited to last from ages 12 to 18, and the basic conflict inherent in the adolescent stage, which the person must resolve, is between identity and role confusion. This conflict between identity and role confusion especially plays itself out in peer relationships, but the teenager also navigates through identity and role confusion with relationships in the family unit. Identity and role confusion issues can arise with sexuality, as well as worldviews.