Erikson Developmental Timeline by

Basic Trust versus Mistrust

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 21:16:07 UTC

My parents told me that when I was a child they would take me out with them on biking trips by strapping my baby seat into the back of a bike. It was here undoubtedly where i learned that the world was a safe place, getting to go out and see it at such a young age without getting injured by any mistakes. Especially alongside parents who made sure to read me to sleep every night and didn't let me go hungry. It shows the important of Erickson's first stage, basic trust versus mistrust, as even now that level of openness and trust in others caries through.

Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 22:18:24 UTC

When I was a young kid, having been told about thanksgiving I thought it was a bright ideal one day to take a bunch of crayola markers and use them to make myself into a turkey! Or atleast that's how my parents tell the story. Erikson says that is the age where a child first begins developing a sense of independence or otherwise experiences shame and doubt: this shows in the way i took the independent action.. even if it lead to a punishment.

Initiative versus Guilt

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 22:51:53 UTC

I barely have memories of this, but when i was a young kid, around 5 or 6, I wanted to help my mom by getting the tea off of the stove. Mind you i was a big kid, well over 4 feet tall at that age, and when i pulled on the pot of tea it came down on myself: causing serious burns across most of my upper chest. Erikson describes the stages as being crisis's of personality that a person meets throughout his life: and this certainly was mine the moment where as a young kid i came to the conclusion about being careful to do things on my own.

Industry versus Inferiority

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 22:55:12 UTC

Kids learn a lot of things from a very young age, especially from the culture that is around them. Something that is common in american culture is self-reliance, independence. This is something that i picked up on at a young age; taking from those feelings of youthful initiative, and guilt, i learned to not want to rely on others too much or hold them back. And so when i got a splinter while out playing in elementary school, I went to the bathroom to take it out by hand before going back out. I still have the scar from digging it out.

Identity versus Identity confusion

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 22:57:09 UTC

We learn so many things from a young age, and especially with the advent of the age of the internet it becomes so easy to get exposed to a myriad of ideals to the point that it becomes hard to tell where you fit in the scheme of things, who you are as a person and what makes you special: questions that seem so easy as just a little kid. I ran into this same thing, exposed to adult concepts too soon i struggled for a long time with who I was, and learning how to describe myself and the emotions that I felt.

Intimacy versus Isolation

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 23:00:36 UTC

Heading out of puberty, out of highschool, i became a recluse for several years, isolating myself as i struggled with that question of who I was and how was I supposed to live. However thanks to friends I realized that wasn't the answer and realized how important it was to make close connections with people and tlak to others. So that's what I came to do: is seek out conversation and make a bunch of friends. Erikson's ideology relates two events, negative and positive to each other based on how they effect our lives, and it was this one where i certainly experienced both.

Generativity versus stagnation.

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 23:05:12 UTC

From a young age I watched my mom take part in school activities, and raise young kids. She's raised several of my younger nephews and cousins, and in the process taken good care of them and I saw that first hand. perhaps it's what lead to me so clearly wanting to become a teacher myself. And in so that's what i'll end up doing as well, is being generative in helping the next generation improve in their lives.

Integrity versus Despair

bwampler4_ — 2023-12-03 23:07:11 UTC

Losing years of my youth to indecisiveness and bad choices bys everal people, myself included, will be something I always struggle with. There will always be that want to go back and live it all again: experience it all over again and do better. Erikson says that you either learn to accept your life, and accept your inevitable death; or that you come to despair the inability to relieve it. I far that will be the path I walk on as I look into the future.