My Erikson Development Timeline by

Stage 1: Trust Vs. Mistrust

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-27 02:26:24 UTC

From the ages birth to 18 months old, children either develop trust or mistrust from the people around them. If a child is loved and cared for well then, they will learn to trust and feel relatively safe. When I was only 3 months old, my biological dad abandoned me. This important figure leaving resulted in mistrust towards all men. "People need to trust the world and the people in it, but they also need to learn some mistrust to protect themselves from danger" (Martorell, 2023). This allowed me to put a few walls up to protect myself from getting hurt by men later on in my life.

Stage 2: Autonomy Vs. Shame and Doubt

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-29 00:45:55 UTC

At ages 2-3, if children are allowed more control over their choices, then they will develop autonomy and feel more confident. My mom let me choose my own outfits at this age. This allowed me to gain confidence in my choices and self. "Self-esteem is based on children's growing cognitive ability to describe and define themselves" (Martorell, 2023).

Stage 3: Initiative Vs. Guilt

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-29 01:01:47 UTC

From the ages 3 to 5, if children learn to assert ourselves in social situations, children will develop initiative and feel more capable. At this age, I convinced other people to play what I wanted to play. This made me develop initiative and feel more capable. "Preschool children can do-and want to do-more and more. At the same time, they are learning that some of the things they want to do meet social approval, whereas others do not" (Martorell, 2023).

Stage 4: Industry Vs. Inferiority

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-29 01:04:52 UTC

From ages 6 to 11, if we are encouraged, we will develop confidence, if not encouraged, we will develop self-doubt. My parents always encouraged me to be myself and do what I love, especially with cheerleading. "Children incorporate into their self-image their growing understandings of how others see them" (Martorell, 2023). This made me gain confidence in myself.

Stage 5: Identity Vs. Confusion

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-29 01:31:39 UTC

In the crucial years from 12-18 years of age, if children receive reassurance of our values and ideas, they will develop more independence and control. My ex-boyfriend mentally abused me by calling me names and degrading my values. I felt no control or independence in my life. "Commitments can be held after they have been deeply considered or after crisis, or they can be adopted without much thought put into them" (Martorell, 2023). This crisis that I went through made it hard for me to hold commitment.

Stage 6: Intimacy Vs. Isolation

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-29 01:48:59 UTC

From the ages 19-40, if people develop close relationships in early adulthood, the lifelong relationships are more likely to endure. I am just not entering this age, and I have a few close friends that I believe will be lifelong friends and relationships. "When adolescents have high-quality friendships, those friendships tend to be deeply embedded within their other supportive social relationships, including other friends, romantic partners, and family members" (Flynn et. al., 2017).

Stage 7: Generativity Vs. Stagnation

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-29 02:13:35 UTC

From the ages of 40-65, if a person lived a productive life, they are more likely to feel like they contributed to the world. I believe that I will live a productive life by being a teacher and cheer coach. This will allow me to feel like I contributed to the world. "Mature adult is concerned with establishing and guiding the next generation or else feels personal impoverishment" (Martorell, 2023).

Stage 8: Integrity Vs. Despair

mtaylor478_1 — 2024-04-29 02:23:10 UTC

From the ages 65 to death, if a person can feel pride for their accomplishments, they are more likely to be satisfied with their life. I already feel pride in my accomplishments so far, I feel that I will feel pride in all my accomplishments and be satisfied with my life. "Elderly person achieves acceptance of their own life, allowing acceptance of death, or else despairs over inability to relive life" (Martorell, 2023).