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During this stage of life infants are completely dependent on their parent. They expect them to give them the care and attention they need to survive. The more the parent is able to tend to their baby's needs successfully, the more the baby trusts their parent. This trust will lead the child to be more open to exploring the world and growing as opposed to being mistrusting and becoming withdrawn. During this stage of life, I was tended to successfully and received a large amount of love and attention from my mother as well as my older siblings. I am the youngest child and the gap between my sibling closest in age is 5 years. Therefore my mother was able to put more focus into infant care and not have to juggle two children close in age. Due to this success, I was a baby that was curious, fast learning, and developmentally happy. According to the text, "The trusting infant expects the world to be good and gratifying, so he feels confident about venturing out to explore it" (Laura. E. Berk, 2018).

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During the toddler years of a child's life, they are very focused on developing their own independence. With that, they still need guidance from their parents. In order for children to grow successfully, they need patience, support, and understanding when learning new skills. If a parent is too controlling or critical and doesn't allow the children to feel a sense of independence then they will lack confidence in their own abilities and feel a sense of shame. At this age I recall my mother being very patient with me and allowing me to figure out how to master new skills on my own under their guidance. For example, I remember learning how to get myself dressed in the mornings. Sometimes I would put my shirt on inside out or backwards and she would correct me, and allow me to try to get it right the next day on my own. I do believe that this gave me a sense of independence and confidence in my own abilities as I grew. I felt as if I was able to try new things and eventually be able to master the skill without prominent self-doubt. "In sum, basic trust and autonomy grow out of warm, sensitive parenting and reasonable expectations for impulse control starting in the second year. If children emerge from the first few years with-out sufficient trust in caregivers and without a healthy sense of individuality, the seeds are sown for adjustment problems" (Laura E. Berk, 2018).

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Preschool age children are beginning to become very aware of social circumstances and want to feel like they have purpose. They begin to offer help, play with their peers, and try new things. Through playing and different social interactions children are able to expand their minds and understand societal norms and expectations. This aids with self control, emotional regulation, development of morals, and gender identity. Growing up, engaging in play with my siblings and other children in preschool and daycare helped me understand how to get along with others. I realized what was appropriate to say and do and what was not. Being able to help my parent with everyday tasks made me feel very capable and competent fueling my self confidence even further. I was not heavily ridiculed and was given direction and helpful criticism when making mistakes. This promoted healthy growth and to overcome this conflict. "The negative outcome of early childhood is an overly strict superego, or conscience, that causes children to feel too much guilt because they have been threatened, criticized, and punished excessively by adults" (Laura E. Berk, 2018). So when a child is not able to receive positive reinforcement and have negative social experiences they are less willing to engage in play and situations that require social confidence.

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Between the ages of 6 and 11 children are beginning to master their designated skills and tasks. This is either decided through cultural expectations or personal interest. The adults in their lives begin to give them new tasks that are challenging and test their cognitive abilities. The conflicts children have overcome in previous life stages build the foundation for the conflict in this stage. The starting of formal education comes with many challenges and proper self confidence, moral grounds, and positive attitudes are required to grow, learn, and improve social abilities in a healthy manner. "The danger at this stage is inferiority, reflected in the pessimism of children who lack confidence in their ability to do things well. This sense of inadequacy can develop when family life has not prepared children for school life or when teachers and peers destroy children’s self-confidence with negative responses" (Laura E. Berk, 2018). Therefore the building of self-confidence through positive reinforcement, patience, and new opportunities up until this point and continuing to do so is very important. At this age in my life, I began to help around the house on a schedule, watch after other small children in my family and began to try to master hobbies I was interested in such as art and music. I had great support through my previous life development stages therefore I had proper self-confidence and was able to excel during this life stage.

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As a teenager knowing who you are and having a firm understanding of that is very important. As the transition into adulthood begins it ensures that they will be successful. In order to build romantic relationships, begin a career, and understand what groups of people you want to surround yourself with you must have a grasp on your sense of self. Self-awareness also aids in taking responsibility for your actions and being able to better yourself. This in turn benefits all aspects of life and keeps relationships with other people healthy in all environments. As a young teenager, I struggled with deciding exactly who I was and what direction I wanted to take in life. Since I had confidence in myself, because of the support of my family throughout my life, I was able to trust myself and what my interests and values were. Once I reached late adolescence I had a very good understanding of myself and what direction I wanted to take. I was given a lot of freedom to explore my different abilities and opportunities to try new things and meet new people. This was the main factor in overcoming this conflict and knowing my identity. I was able to pick my career choice and know what kind of life partner I want to find. "If young people’s earlier conflicts were resolved negatively or if society limits their choices to ones that do not match their abilities and desires, they may appear shallow, directionless, and unprepared for the challenges of adulthood" (Laura E. Berk, 2018).

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In early adulthood, the challenge of building an intimate bond with a partner is faced. Interpersonal skills, independence, self-awareness, and the ability to form close bonds are all necessary attributes to forming these relationships. According to the textbook, "Young adults establish intimate relationships. Because of earlier disappointments, some individuals cannot form close bonds and remain isolated" (Laura E. Berk, 2018). Throughout the childhood years if opportunities to be social and learn how to form bonds with people weren't provided this can be a difficult task. Along with not having self-confidence ensured and experiencing a lot of negative situations surrounding sense of self and peer interactions can make this hard to achieve as well. As a young adult myself, and as previously stated, I was given a lot of opportunities to be social. I was made sure to have a good understanding of my values and expectations, and engaged in dating as an adolescent. These lessons and experiences gave me the skills to tackle this conflict and am currently in a committed, intimate relationship. If unable to maintain this relationship, regardless of circumstance, I would be able to find and form another because of my skill sets gathered growing up. Individuals who were not as fortunate and lack these skills sets are challenged with loneliness at this age and have to try and develop these skills most likely on their own, making this very difficult to accomplish, although not impossible.

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At this stage in life as a middle-aged adult, the conflict at hand is feeling accomplished through providing for the next generation to come. "Generativity literally means giving to the next generation" (Laura E. Berk, 2018). Raising children who are successful, doing meaningful work through a career, and being an overall good person who benefits society are all ways to feel accomplished through this life phase. If because of poor previous development prior to these stages, these are not able to be done, a feeling of failure can form. Since I have not arrived at this stage in life yet, based on the ways I resolved life conflicts in the past, I can conclude that I will be able to achieve a feeling of accomplishment at this life stage. I found a good sense of self as a teenager and young adult which will help me begin a career in education that I will find very rewarding. I have formed an intimate relationship in young adulthood which may result in children which I would plan and devote my time to becoming successful adults. I have good morals and values that were instilled in me as a very young child that I have stuck with throughout my life. So because of all of these factors, I feel as though I will feel as if I have done well resulting in tackling this conflict and avoiding a sense of failure.

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Once life nears its end reflection of what you've accomplished really begins to weigh on an individual. Feeling like you have done well with your life and not having any regrets allows an individual to pass on with honor, also known as integrity. If someone has serious regrets or did not accomplish what they faced out to do in life at this age they will feel serious regret and despair. "Older people who are dissatisfied with their lives fear death" (Laura E. Berk, 2018). To pass on while fearing death is commonly feared by those who have yet to arrive at this stage. Since I believe as a middle-aged adult I will feel accomplished with the life and achievements I have made for myself, as an elderly individual I would have completed those tasks and feel as though I successfully completed my life goals. I think I will be prepared to pass on because of the good I have done during my time alive. I will have raised successful children, worked in a career that brought me happiness, and will have been always generous and kind to those around me. If I was unable to accomplish this I would expect to be very anxious, regretful, and feel as though I'm running out of time to fix my mistakes or achieve certain goals and I'm not ready to die yet. Since I expect to not be faced with that side of the conflict I will pass away at peace mentally.