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This very first stage begins when an infant is born, learning feelings and if we trust the people around us, Eriksons stage 1 was to teach us that nurturing and caring at birth showed us that we can trust people but can easily also become mistrust just as easy. The friend that I interviewed gave me an example of a time when their mother would always reach out a hand when she was scared which had built a foundation of trust and comfort, she also stated that she felt mistrust when that hand stopped comforting. They resolved it through communicating their feelings and starting back up that tender care when she would get scared.

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In this second stage of development, we focused a lot on learning about yourself, deciding to make your own decisions and figuring out what you may like and not like, it is very strongly on what you are learning to do and learn. How my friend had related to this was when she was a kid her clothes were always lied out for her the night before, she at some point had started choosing her own clothes and making the choices for herself of what she had wanted to wear that day. She would tell me many stories about the different foods she would try and how it had made her learn so much about herself.

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In this third stage development we had seen that Erickson was showing us how children begin to question their actions and who they are to the world, where in specific we hear "am I good, or am I bad? My friend had related to this as a kid, she would do something bad, she informed me of a time she had made a mess and the first thought that came to her head was "I am a bad kid" although she resolved this learning that growing up she was a god kid that sometimes made bad choices. We all have downfalls and we all make mistakes, it is about what we do to fix them, Eriksons stage of development helps us to make the right choices on if we are good or bad people, learning guilt and emotions.

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During this stage many kids tend to feel down, they compare themselves to others and feel that maybe they can not do what others can, they tend to really begin to work at things and see what they can do and what they can accomplish. My friend had related to this about a kid that had knew how to jump rope while she did not, she would exclaim to me how jealous that had made her and upset. She said she worked so hard everyday for 2 weeks to learn how to jump rope and felt so achieved and happy when she had finally gotten it!

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In stage 5 of Eriksons development, we learn about how hard teen years truly are. Teens start to form an idea of who they are, what they believe, what they like, who they want to become. Many face different challenges or have questions about who they are as a person. My friend had told me about when she was 15, she said she had been in that stage of everyone wanting to be like everyone. She didn't want to be a part of that crowd, she wanted to dress her own way, like her own music. She said she experimented different hobbies and met new people that helped her to find her true self. She told me with that also came self love.

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In this stage of development it is all about feelings, who do we love? How do we love? Some will experience their first happy true love during this time, others may have their first heartbreak. Some people at this stage find happiness and love and intimacy in a person whereas others don't and fall into isolation and are alone. My friend had went through both, she fell in love, she learned love through this person. After time this person became someone she could no longer see a life with, she then experienced heartbreak and now lives isolated, she is still working to find self love during isolation.

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In this stage is about what you can offer the world and contribute, many ask themselves, am I married? Have I started a family yet? This for my friend she said is actually coming up, she said to me that she has two kids and worries often if she is going to leave this place one day as a safe good place for them, she wondered if they will be okay on their own one day. She volunteers at her church and does a lot of different community help. She always believes that when you have something to offer the world, the world will have something to offer you.

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In this stage we learned about, reflecting back onto life, many look at what they have done and often ask if it was enough. Many at this stage are nearing the end of life and wonder many things. They look back at their lives and smile, laugh, cry, and enjoy their time left on earth. My friend personally has not gone through this, although she has watched her mother who passed do this. She told me of a time shortly before loosing her mom that they had sat down and had a long conversation about everything she did growing up, all of the fun times that she had, they watched some old tapes she had, they laughed and cried together. This was integrity Vs. Despair.