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From what my parents tell me I got along well with pretty much everyone and I warmed up relatively quickly to new friendly faces. Both of my parents played an equal role in raising me, nurturing me, and making me feel safe. During this stage my parents put a lot of importance on earning my trust, showing me love and affection. Infants learn to trust their caregivers will meet their basic needs and infants learn to mistrust their caregivers when their basic needs are met.

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According to Erikson, children at this stage are focused on developing sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of independence. During stage autonomy vs.shame and doubt, I had no problem solving conflict too. As my mother tells me stories as I grew up she always says that I always put effort in everything I did. My mom tells me I wanted to do everything on my own because I was exploring new things and that she was very patient with me. I noticed that what she told me was true. For instance, I remember being in middle school and I can home to cook something for me and my brother because she was at work. I knew I could do it because I always watched her. Therefore, as a child I overcame autonomy vs.shame and doubt and as an adolescent I felt confident about being able to do certain things alone or with help.

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During the initiative verses guilt state, children assert themselves more frequently through directing play and other social interaction. It is at this stage that the child will begin to ask many questions as his/her thirst for knowledge grows. In this stage I feel like I always had initiative because I remember trying to do more chores than what my mom gave me. I felt because I was older that I could do more for her then what she asked me to do. For example, she would tell me to fold towels and do dishes. I would do a load of laundry, vacuum and mop the floors because I knew I could prove to her that I could do more to help and she could come in and rest and not worry about anything. I was so thankful that I could show my mom that I could her.

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Erikson believed that childhood is very important in personality development throughout ones life. When children do not get the encouragement or commendation from their teachers, parents, or peers they start to develop a feeling of incompetence and start to doubt their abilities. I learned at an early age to always do what is right. In public I was always taught to be polite and never do anything foolish. Although my parents helped shape my identity, it was also my teacher whom I spent most of the time with who were encouraging and stressed the importance of School. In elementary school we had many different clubs for every student to get involved in something they were interested in. We never had to be let out of anything at school when it came to extra activities.

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Identity vs. role confusion is the fifth stage of ego in psychologist Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development. This stage occurs during adolescence between the ages approxiamelty twelve and eighteen. I have been able to explore many options because my parents have always encouraged and believed in me even when I doubted myself. In high school I was very active and played in extracurricular activities. I tried different sports when I realized that playing them was not a strength of mine I tried managing. While I enjoyed softball I wanted to do more activities in the other seasons. That is when I decided to join the girls football cheerleading squad, and that turned out to be a strength of mine. I also played in the band playing the clarinet and also singing in the choir. I was not good at all the activities but it's okay because I enjoyed it and also being in it with my friends. Erikson describes this as a change in self-concept, it is the realization that one has negative and positive qualities that are situation specific but does not affect one's self-esteem.

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This stage takes place during young adulthood between the ages of approximately nineteen and forty. However, if other stages have not been successfully resolved, young adults may have trouble developing and maintaining successful relationships with others. Erkison said that we must have a strong sense of self before we can develop successful intimate relationships. In intimacy vs. isolation I can say I have been very thankful for this stage in my life. I have had a really good relationship with family, friends and my husband. I can say I really haven't had a hard life with trusting people because they have always been there for me. My friends were my greatest blessing when I was in my time. They have been my friend since elementary school and still are somebody I can always count on when I need them. Then I ended up meeting my husband who I have always had a good relationship with and he is my best friend. He is always there for me and encourages me in whatever dreams I have. I couldn't have asked for any better relationship rather it be friends or family. I can say I'm very lucky to have these people in my life.

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During this stage, middle-aged adults begin contributing to the next generation, often through childbirth and caring for others they also engage in meaningful and productive work while contributes positively to society. Those who do not master this task may experience stagnation and feel as though they are not leaving a mark on the world in a meaningful way. They have little connection with others and little interest in productivity and self-improvement. My mother and father when they were in their middle adulthood being in their forties their main focus was their career to be able to care for me and my brother, their family, and caring for their community. They loved to play a leading positive role towards their family and community. Their main concerns are family, successfully raising their children and now being a part of their grandchildren. They also work hard to make contributions to their community. They are very loving people that would do anything fro anybody.

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This stage begins at approximately age sixty five to the end of death. This is the final stage of the Erkison chart for older adulthood. In this stage people strive to find meaning and fulfill what they think has been their purpose of life. Erikson said that people in late adulthood reflect on their lives and feel either a sense of satisfaction or a sense of failure. For example my grandmother feels she has succeeded in life and feels relieved she has obeyed her morals, as she teaches her grandchildren everything that she taught her own children to do. My grandma will tell you she has had a pretty decent life and glad she got to share her life with us and to teach us all the different stuff in life. To watch each and every one of us grown in life. My grandma is a greatest blessing to all of us and I'm happy I can still say seh is in her eight and still with us because she plays a special role in my life and I know life is going to be a lot different when she not here she has helped me a lot in life and makes me see life in a lot different way.