Erikson Timeline by

Trust Vs. Mistrust

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 01:55:47 UTC

The first stage in Erikson's Stages of Development is trust vs. mistrust. This stage occurs from the time the baby is born until the baby is 1 year of age. This is where the infant either learns that the caregivers will meet their basic needs or not. In my life I developed trust in this stage as my parents cared for me and I learned to trust them.

Autonomy Vs. Shame and Doubt

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 02:02:37 UTC

The second stage of Erikson's Stages of Development is autonomy vs. shame and doubt. This stage occurs between the ages of 2 and 3. This is where the child either learns to have autonomy and be independent and that they can make their own decisions or to feel shame and doubt about doing so if their parents are over-controlling. In my life I developed autonomy as while my parents did watch out for me and protect me, they still allowed me to make my own decisions.

Initiative Vs. Guilt

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 02:10:44 UTC

The third stage is initiative vs. guilt. In this stage, which takes place between the ages of 3 to 6, the child either learns to initiate activities by being put in places where they can or they feel guilt as they are not put in places where they can learn to initiate activities in life. In my life I developed initiative as my parents put me in places where I was able to learn to initiate activities.

Industry Vs. Inferiority

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 02:18:54 UTC

This is the fourth stage. This stage occurs between the ages of 7 and 12. In this stage the child either learns to recognize that they have skills and that they can accomplish their goals even if adversity comes if they work hard or they do not learn to recognize their skills and do not learn that they can accomplish their goals even when obstacles come if they work hard which leads to them feeling weaker than others. In my life I developed industry as I learned to recognize that I have skills and that if I work hard I can accomplish my goals, even if I face obstacles along the way.

Ego-identity Vs. Role-confusion

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 02:30:52 UTC

This is the fifth stage occurring between the ages of 12 and 18. In this stage the adolescent either does some self-exploration and starts to figure out more about who they are and start to develop a deeper personal identity or they do not which can cause them to be confused about who they are. In my life I developed ego-identity as I learned more about myself and about my identity.

Intimacy Vs. Isolation

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 02:36:44 UTC

This is the sixth stage which occurs in the person's 20's. In this stage the young adult either learns to have deep relationships with the people closest to them or they do not which can cause them to feel lonely and like they can't open up to people. In my life I would say that while age wise I should be going through this stage right now, that I have already gone through this stage and developed intimacy as I have learned to have deep relationships with the people closest to me.

Generativity Vs. Self-absorption

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 02:51:36 UTC

This is the seventh stage. It occurs between the person's 20's to their 50's. In this stage the person either learns to be more creative and to better fulfill their parental and social responsibilities as well as to take more of an interest in the next generation or they do not and they become very self-absorbed. In my life I would say this stage hasn't really happened yet, however I would say I am learning to be more creative and to better fulfill my social responsibilities and I would say I am taking an interest in the generation too.

Integrity Vs. Despair

jhammond78 — 2024-04-25 03:00:57 UTC

This is the eighth and last stage of Erikson's Stages of Development which occurs in the person's 50's and beyond. This stage is more of a look back at the person's life and they either feel integrity from a life well lived or despair from regrets and missed opportunities. In my life this stage has not yet happened, but I would say that this is probably the most important stage in Erikson's Stages of Development in the sense of that this is a stage that you should actually be thinking about your entire life to help guide the decisions you make so that you do look back on your life when you are older, you will have lived a successful and well lived life.