Erikson Life Review

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Running head: ERIKSON LIFE REVIEW 1

Erikson Life Review

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ERIKSON LIFE REVIEW 2

Erikson Life Review

Having lived a life that has been shaped by numerous experiences, I can recall the

impact of various threads of development and how they natured me to become the character

that I am today. I was fortunate enough to be born into a family of four, with my only sibling

being a bigger sister. As the last born, I was offered a lot of love and support by my Father,

Mother, and bigger Sister, an aspect that helped me conquer my experience of fear, doubt,

and mistrust. Whenever I cried, my mother and big sister would rush to cuddle me, and in

other instances, my father would always rush to hold especially at night, or when he arrived

home from work. Through the constant care and attention from my support, I began feeling

comfortable around my parents and elder sister, although I would always cry whenever I am

handed off to strangers. According to Erickson’s stages of development, the first stage of

development is referred to as Trust versus Mistrust and it entails infants learning that they can

develop trust towards adults and the world in general (Widick et al., 1978). This was

particularly evident in my case because I had responsive caregivers who were my parents.

When I grew up to about two years of age, I noticed that my preference in clothing,

toys, and food began changing. I would often prefer when I played with cars rather than dolls

and would always get angry whenever my sister or my dad would try and play with me. I

often preferred to choose and dress myself despite being young, am aspect I believe Erickson

captured in the Autonomy vs Shame category as the desire to uphold my sense of

independence (Branje & Koper, 2018). With time my parents allowed me to dress myself and

even play alone, thereby successfully achieving confidence in my abilities, an aspect that the

Erick affirmed to lead to high self-esteem. Although I did not realize any negativity, Erickson

asserted that the approach was bound to lead towards a sense of guilt.

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Running head: ERIKSON LIFE REVIEW Erikson Life Review Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation 1 2 ERIKSON LIFE REVIEW Erikson Life Review Having lived a life that has been shaped by numerous experiences, I can recall the impact of various threads of development and how they natured me to become the character that I am today. I was fortunate enough to be born into a family of four, with my only sibling being a bigger sister. As the last born, I was offered a lot of love and support by my Father, Mother, and bigger Sister, an aspect that helped me conquer my experience of fear, doubt, and mistrust. Whenever I cried, my mother and big sister would rush to cuddle me, and in other instances, my father would always rush to hold especially at night, or when he arrived home from work. Through the constant care and attention from my support, I began feeling comfortable around my parents and elder sister, although I would always cry whenever I am handed off to strangers. According to Erickson’s stages of development, the first stage of development is referred to as Trust versus Mistrust and it entails infants learning that they can develop trust towards adults and the world in general (Widick et al., 1978). This was particularly evident in my case because I had responsive caregivers who were my parents. When I grew up to about two years of age, I noticed that my preference in clothing, toys, and food began changing. I would often prefer when I played with cars rather than do ...
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