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This week's reading response is about Psychosocial Development!

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Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development is a theory introduced in the 1950s by the psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.

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It built upon Freud’s theory of psychosexual development by drawing parallels in childhood stages while expanding it to include the influence of social dynamics as well as the extension of psychosocial development into adulthood.

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The stages that make up his theory are as follows:

Stage 1: Trust vs. Mistrust (Infancy from birth to 18 months)

Stage 2: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Toddler years from 18 months to three years)

Stage 3: Initiative vs. Guilt (Preschool years from three to five)

Stage 4: Industry vs. Inferiority (Middle school years from six to 11)

Stage 5: Identity vs. Confusion (Teen years from 12 to 18)

Stage 6: Intimacy vs. Isolation (Young adult years from 18 to 40)

Stage 7: Generativity vs. Stagnation (Middle age from 40 to 65)

Stage 8: Integrity vs. Despair (Older adulthood from 65 to death)

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Erikson was interested in how social interaction and relationships played a role in the development and growth of human beings.

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He also believed that each stage in Erikson's theory is concerned with becoming competent in an area of life. "If the stage is handled well, the person will feel a sense of mastery. If the stage is managed poorly, the person will emerge with a sense of inadequacy in that aspect of development."

The chart attached shows a brief summary of the eight stages.

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I believe this theory is significant because it addresses development throughout a person's life, not just during childhood. It also stresses the importance of social relationships in shaping personality and growth at each point in development.