Emily Stout
Psychology 120
“My Life According to Erikson”
Theorist Erik Erikson contended that each stage of life has its own psychosocial task
and crisis that needs resolution. ... Erikson said an adolescent’s task is to put past, present, and
future possibilities into a clearer sense of self. Erikson’s interest were made by his own
life experiences.
If I were to think over the period involving the first twelve to eighteen months of my
life, I was able to resolve the first of Erikson’s psychosocial stages adequately. ... Erikson’s second stage of psychosocial development named “Autonomy vs. ... During this stage in my life I
learned how to depend on myself for somethings. ... In this time my life changed dramatically for the worst. ... I had no way out of my horrible cycle in my life no one to turn to. ... Many things have changed in my
life for the good, by the grace of God. ...
Still I wonder if she really understands the impact she had on my life. I’ve moved on past
her way of life now. ... ) I wake up everyday to make things better in
this world for him and to protect him with my life. ... With all that said I am still very
reserved about my past and my life now. ...
Erikson has two other stages that I have not reached yet they are “Generativity vs. ...
In closing, the stages of Erikson’s theory that I have completed have not been
successful experiences.
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