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Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust (Infant-18 Months)

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Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust (Infant-18 Months)

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"From warm, responsive care, infants gain a sense of trust, or confidence, that the world is good. Mistrust occurs if infants are neglected or handled harshly." (Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that a child will react to people based on their past experiences with them. If a parent is kind and loving a child will trust them and if they are not the child will learn to mistrust. My mom was very attentive and loving while I was in her care. This caused me to trust her. My father was neglectful and often nowhere to be seen while we were left in his care. This caused me to distrust him. This fits in with this stage because the care that I received from my parents at as a baby caused me to learn early on to trust of mistrust

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Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt (18 Months-3 Years)

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Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt (18 Months-3 Years)

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"Using new mental and motor skills, children want to decide for themselves. Parents can foster autonomy by permitting reasonable free choice and not forcing or shaming the child."(Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that parents can aid their child's development by allowing them to move and get freely the things they are wanting as long as its within reason.  I used to chase my mother around the house and yell “silky” because I liked the material of her pants and I couldn’t take a nap without them. My mother did not shame me for this because I taught myself how to crawl and walk by doing this. I believe this is stage two because my mother fostered autonomy by permitting me to make my own choices about what I wanted and did not shame me for it

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Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt (3 -5 Years)

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Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt (3 -5 Years)

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"Through make-believe play, children gain insight into the person they can become. Initiative—a sense of ambition and responsibility—develops when parents support their child’s sense of purpose. If parents demand too much self-control, children experience excessive guilt."(Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that by allowing and encouraging your children to play and imagine can aid their development and create a since of initiative while controlling and telling children they need to strive for a certain goal can cause them to feel guilty.
I used to want to be a vet. I loved playing with animals and my mother supported me by sharing animals’ facts with me, taking me to pet stores to see the animals and by taking me to the fair every year to see all the show animals even though she hated the smell. My father hated the idea of being a vet and said that anything career that is not some sort of (human) doctor was a waste of time. I believe this is stage 3 because My mother encouraged my ambitions while my father did not which caused immense amounts of guilt.

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Stage 4: Industry vs. Guilt (5-13 Years)

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Stage 4: Industry vs. Guilt (5-13 Years)

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" At school, children learn to work and cooperate with others. Inferiority develops when negative experiences at home, at school, or with peers lead to feelings of incompetence"(Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that this is the developmental stage where children begin to learn how to work together. If a child is treated poorly at school or home this can cause a child to feel as though they are less than those around them. At school I worked with many students, but the cps calls started to begin. After kids began to notice things that I could not hide people began to distance themselves from me. I believe this fits into stage four because although I started working with others at school, I felt inferior because of negative things that were happening at home.

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Stage 5: Identity vs Isolation (13-21 Years)

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Stage 5: Identity vs Isolation (13-21 Years)

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"By exploring values and vocational goals, young people form a personal identity. The negative outcome is confusion about future adult roles." (Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that this is the time in teens/young adults' life where they have to start thinking about big decisions. They will be making decisions that impact their futures and not knowing who they are and what they want for their lives can leave them confused for what steps to take next. I began to attend college. I waited for almost two years because I wasn’t sure that school was for me. Once I began school, I originally planned on entering the medical field because part of me still wanted to make my father proud. I began revaluating the things that were important to me and although I was confused, I ultimately entered a major I can be happy doing for the next 30 years.  I believe this fits with stage 5 because although I was originally confused due to past negative experiences I reexplored my values.

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Stage 6: Intimacy vs Isolation (21-39 Years)

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Stage 6: Intimacy vs Isolation (21-39 Years)

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"Young adults establish intimate relationships. Because of earlier disappointments, some individuals cannot form close bonds and remain isolated."(Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that in this stage in young adults' life many are beginning to settle down and find their lifelong partner. Some people that were hurt in previous relationships whether it was with a parent or partner choose to stay alone so they do not have to feel that pain again. I am engaged to the first person I ever loved. I believe this fits in stage 6 because I am a young adult establishing an intimate relationship.

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Stage 7: Generativity vs Stagnation (40-65 Years)

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Stage 7: Generativity vs Stagnation (40-65 Years)

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"Generativity means giving to the next generation through child rearing, caring for others, or productive work. The person who fails in these ways feels an absence of meaningful accomplishment."(Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that in this stage in life, most people feel unfulfilled if they have not been able to have their own children or contribute to the next generations. I am concerned that I won’t be able to have kids because my mother struggled to conceive. If I am unable to bare children of my own, I will feel very absent of a meaningful accomplishment. I believe the best resolution to this crisis would be to adopt children.

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Stage 8: Integrity vs Despair (65 Years and Older)

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Stage 8: Integrity vs Despair (65 Years and Older)

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"Integrity results from feeling that life was worth living as it happened. Older people who are dissatisfied with their lives fear death."(Berk, 2018, p.10) This means that at this stage people who feel as though they have lived a fulfilling life do not fear death while those who do not do fear death. If I am feeling dissatisfied with my life when my time is coming to an end, I believe the best resolution would be to create a bucket list. On this list I will have things that are still reasonable for me to be able to do when I am at that age, but they will also be things I have always wanted to do in my life. I may not complete the list but at least I know I will eel comfort in completing some of them