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A family of 3, with the child surrounded by people he/she trusts.

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Stage 1 of Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Trust vs Mistrust". This stage is where the child is processing who they are able to trust and who they are unable to trust. Usually, this is created by who they are around most often (Who takes care of them). I was able to overcome and resolve my problem of separation and trust issues as a child by giving everyone a chance. At a young age, I was a very open child. I let everyone have a chance at being with me. I developed a very big trust circle at a young age. I trusted my parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and even my cousins. I trusted them because I was always around them. I believe I was able to resolve this because of my open-armed parents. By that, I mean allowing me to experience all types of people (ex: tall, short, races, genders, roles in my life, etc.)

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A young child independently figuring out something to do.

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Stage 2 of Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt". This stage is where the child, who is typically going to be focusing on their own self control and what they can do, and what they can't do. The child will thrive by encouragement and support by those around them. If they do not figure this out themselves and rather fact rely on others, they may become overly dependent on their care givers. This can be a big step back in development of the child. Personally, if I were not told and forced to do things independently, then I may not be where I am today. As a child, my parents made me figure out what I could do and what I could not do. Usually, I would mess around behind our television stand. This was a problem as it was hazardous. Based on the questionnaire, to resolve this, I had to of figured out that I could play with other things and not get yelled at by my parents.

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Children interacting amongst each-other in school.

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Stage 3 of Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Initiative vs. Guilt". This stage is where the child will be interacting with others in public. However, this will primarily be happening while at school, and he/she will be interacting with other students. While doing this, it helps improve their interpersonal skills. Personally, as a young kid I was always trying to find ways to fit in, even if this means not being myself. This created a problem that I did not have any true friends. However, looking back at my questionnaire, I was able to overcome this by communicating and interacting with more classmates which ultimately led to be finding newer, and closer friends. As a result, I could be myself and have people enjoy me for who I truly am.

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Student raising his hand to answer a question in school.

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Stage 4 of Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Industry vs. Inferiority". In this stage, children will be learning to do basic stuff, especially in school. The two main things they will be learning to do is reading and writing. In addition to that, they will be working to get the "nod of approval" from their peers by fitting in and winning at things society throws at them. This can be a various things, such as sports, answering questions, running fast (yes, this is huge in elementary and middle school), etc). If the child fails to do these things, this may cause low self-esteem, confidence, and developing a sense of Inferiority. Personally, I have never had a problem fitting in and winning in sports. However, I would struggle outside of that. For example, there was an issue at lunch that if one of my friends said a certain food on our plate was nasty, then I would agree and not eat it. This got exposed when they told me something was nasty, and I agreed so they took them and said they are just kidding. Looking back at my questionnaire, I resolved this issue by developing a sense of not caring what other people think and finding new friends.

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Stage 5 of Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Identity vs. Role Confusion". This stage is where children are in the mist of transitioning to adulthood. He/She will be finding out who they truly are. In this stage, there may be even physical features that will be changed. In this stage there will also be a test of ones "Fidelity". Fidelity is pretty much just accepting others and accepting yourself. This stage is full of loyalty and support. In my personal life, I have been tested with this. This stage of my life was very very hard. I did not accept myself for the longest time. I was 5'7, 235 pounds and a freshman. I was unhappy, overweight, unhealthy and in a bad spot. Looking back on what I did, I had to get my head out of behind me, put my head down, and focus on myself. To resolve this issue, I had to hit the weight room hard, workout, and change my diet. I ended up losing over 30 pounds, growing up to 6'1 and feeling more confident than ever.

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Two people sharing their relationship and intimacy via a picture.

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Stage 6 of Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Intimacy vs. Isolation". In this stage, the person will now shift their focus on being intimate and finding a long-term relationship with another person outside of our family. If the two people do find this to be successful, they will most likely find happiness, safety, commitment, and even lead to finding love. Based on my only experience, this stage can be the most emotionally draining and mentally draining. However, you have to keep pushing along. Every relationship will have their problems but if there is one thing I have learned after just getting out of a relationship, is that you do not know how good you have it until it is gone. You do not realize how much you depended on that person until it is gone. In this stage never give up, never stop fighting for one another, love unconditionally, and show it with your actions and not just your words. Do not let the one slip away that you love and care for with all of your heart. Trust me, you do not want to feel how I am/was feeling after it. Intimacy will 100% feel better than Isolation. Isolation sucks, to say the least. To resolve this, focus on the little things in your relationship, pick carefully, and find someone who shares the same interests with you and that you can see a future with.

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Teacher sharing her knowledge with others, and making her mark on the school and the student's lives.

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Stage 7 of Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Generativity vs. Stagnation". This stage will usually take place midway through your adulthood. This is the stage where you will be making your mark on the world. Making memories and creating something that will ultimately outlast your life, something that people will keep doing even when you are not here anymore. Generativity is doing something that is making an impact on others, and leaving a positive note on someone or something. Stagnation is something that is not going the right way or smoothly. Through personal experience, I have found that teaching has placed a part of myself onto the students and the school. I started "Cadet Teaching" for a 3rd grade classroom, my senior year of high school. This had a big impact on my future, as I am studying Elementary Education now. It gave me the opportunity to positively impact students lives and give them something to remember. It also gave me the chance to help out the teacher, and create a positive, healthy relationship that I hold onto to this day. However, I found an issue where I did not know how to positively impact their lives. To resolve this issue, I had to simplify it. I did the little things by helping them with homework and questions, joking around with them and saying hello to them even outside of the classroom. This resolved my problem and helped make a positive impact on their lives.

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Older folks enjoying what they have done in their lives.

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Stage 8, the final stage of Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development is "Ego Integrity vs. Despair". This stage starts at age 65 and carries on until the time we leave the earth. During this stage, we are celebrating our accomplishments, our achievements, positive impacts we have made, and what we have overall done in life. Because we get older and we slow down, we start to celebrate our things because we do not have as much to give, therefore leaving us to start to celebrate what we have done. Personally, I have not went through this yet. However, someone in my life has, my grandma. I was very close to her. I was over at her house multiple times a week up until she had to go to the hospital and passed. I will never know if she celebrated her times, what she has done, and the positive impacts she made. If I were to guess, she did celebrate. To resolve this problem and issue I had of wondering if she celebrated or not, I asked my dad. He gave me an example of what she did that answered my question. She sent him and his best friend to the Mets vs Royals MLB World Series.