# data[].attributes.body
“The trusting infant expects the world to be good and gratifying, so he feels confident about venturing out to explore it. The mistrustful baby cannot count on the kindness and compassion of others, so she protects herself by withdrawing from people and things around her” (pg 172).

My interviewee graduated to the trust stage.

Interviewee response: At a very young age, she lived with her grandmother, mother, and aunt. They all provided a caring environment

# data[].attributes.headline
Stage 2: Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt

# data[].attributes.subject
Stage 2: Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt

# data[].attributes.body
“The conflict of autonomy versus shame and doubt is resolved favorably when parents provide young children with suitable guidance and reasonable choices” (pg 173).

Interview graduated to autonomy stage.

Interviewee response: Her caregivers allowed her to be able to tie her own shoes, zip zippers, swimming in a kid pool supervised.

# data[].attributes.body
“As the word initiative suggests, young children have a new sense of purposefulness. They are eager to tackle new tasks, join in activities with peers, and discover what they can do with the help of adults. They also make strides in conscience development” (pg 246).

The interviewee graduated to the initiative stage.

Interviewee response: She learned to build forts as long as she cleaned up or else get in trouble.

# data[].attributes.body
“Is resolved positively when experiences lead children to develop a sense of competence at useful skills and tasks” (pg 321)

The interviewee graduated to the industry stage.

Interviewee response: She did not graduate from this stage until college. She began to meet people who came back from failure and began to realize that failing is ok. It does not mean your inferior as long as you use it as a learning tool.

# data[].attributes.body
“If young people’s earlier conflicts were resolved negatively or if society limits their choices to ones that do not match their abilities and choices, they may appear shallow, directionless, and unprepared for the challenges of adulthood” (pg 398).

The interviewee graduated to the identity stage.

Interviewee response: She tested out different roles and solidified herself as a life long learner and in academic

# data[].attributes.body
“Young adults establish intimate relationships. Because of earlier disappointments some individuals cannot form close bonds and remain isolated” (pg 10).

The interviewee graduated to the intimacy stage.

Interviewee response: In high school, she found her first friends that she could really depend on. Led her to feel like she could form close friendships. In her late 20s when she met her husband, she was able to form an unconditionally loving relationship.

# data[].attributes.body
| “Generativity means giving to the next generation through child rearing, caring for others, or production work. The person who fails in these ways feels an absence of meaningful accomplishment” (pg 10)

The interviewee is still in the generativity stage.

Interviewee response: She is working towards generativity because she has her kid’s, and she usually works with younger students. She feels like she is looking out for the next generation but also feeling like she needs to do more. She wants to take on a work role where she can have a larger impact for future generations.

# data[].attributes.body
" Integrity results from feeling that life was worth living as it happened. Older people who are dissatisfied with their lives fear death" (pg 10).

Interviewee has not reached this stage yet.