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Trust Vs. Mistrust: TRUST (infants develop a sense of basic trust if their needs are met)
The book reads "A healthy outcome during infancy, Erikson believed, depends on the quality of caregiving" When I was little, I would never hesitate if someone wished to pick me up or hold me. But there was a certain time range on how long I could stay with that person. It always depended on my mood. If my parents are not there for a certain time period, I would start to react and begin to cry.

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Autonomy Vs. Shame/Doubt: Children learn to exercise their will and do things for themselves, or they may doubt their ability
Feeding was something that took me sometime to be independent at. It was always a necessity that my mother had to feed me. I would never say that I want to eat my food by myself. If I was given a plate of food, I would wait till my mom gave it to me. On the other hand, when we went on trips to the park or shopping, I would never let my mom hold me or put me in a carriage. I felt that I was able to observe the outside world without help. The book reads " A self-confident, secure 2-year-old has parents who do not criticize or attack him when he fails at new skills". I wasn't forced into the skills that I've mastered. My mom took her time with me and helped me as long as she needed.

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Initiative Vs. Guilt: Kids learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans or they feel guilty about their independent behavior.
The book mentions " Erikson’s image of initiative captures the diverse changes in young children’s emotional and social lives". After I was done playing with my toys, I would put them back where they belonged. I would try to sweep and clean but never really did a good job at it. I would not let my mom pick out my outfits for school anymore. I would choose them myself. One time when I was sleeping on the bed, my mom put my little brother on the bed as well. I wanted to show that I was able to take a nap myself so I tried to push him off. My mom was furious with me and I felt very guilty.

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Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks or they feel inferior.

I no longer needed help while doing homework assignments. I started helping my mom around the house and took really good care of my brother. If my parents weren't present at the time, I would take the charge of taking care of him. I felt that I was able to do these things by myself without assistance. It made me feel independent and older. I was able to stand out as a leader.

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teen years into 20's

Teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and integrating them into a true identity. If this is not the case, then they can be confused on who they are.

During the middle school years, I have switched from different schools which led me to have different types of friends. But once I settled in, I knew who I was and where I belonged in the school community. Ever since then, I have never been confused with my self.

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

Young adults struggle to form close relationships and feel intimate love or they became isolated.

As I get older, I want to continue and focus on my studies. This is my only goal right now! Everyone and Everything else I couldnt care less about. I would say im pretty isolated.

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Generativity vs. Stagnation

Definition-People discover a sense of contribution to society through work or family, or they may feel a lack of purpose.

Hopefully, by this age, I will be settled working in a school teaching students. I am anticipating that I am working somewhere local. I can come home every day saying that I have taken good care of society. I will be making my parents prouder as each day goes by. I will also enjoy time with myself and my own beautiful family.