IndexIntroductionLife Story Using Psychosocial Developmental StagesConclusionIntroductionErik Erikson was a follower of Jean Piaget and his work/theory was inspired by Piaget and with the work that Piaget saw done, Erikson wanted to expand his theory, but with a different focus. Erik Erikson developed the psychosocial theory and is based on eight psychosocial stages. Erik Erikson's theory focused the eight phases on family and culture. The 8 psychosocial stages are trust vs mistrust; autonomy vs shame and doubt; initiative vs sense of guilt; industry vs inferiority; identity vs role confusion; intimacy vs isolation; generativity vs stagnation; and integrity versus desperation. In these 8 stages the individual experiences conflict in each stage and it is resolved depending on the individual and the surrounding environment. Additionally, this essay will discuss my experiences with psychosocial stages. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Life Story Using the Stages of Psychosocial Development I am currently twenty-two years old and have some life experiences, the stage I am in is the fifth stage of the psychosocial stages which is identity vs role confusion. I'm in this stage because I'm at a point in my life where I'm in college and getting an education, I have more adult responsibilities that I'm still adjusting to, I have more independence than I did when I was younger, and I'm still working on my identity because every time I learn more and more. At this stage, I feel like I'm more in the identity part because I'm discovering who I am and starting to form my identity. Even though I have formed my own identity and have more independence, I have had the support of my parents. My parents showed me trust and gave me the support I needed. For example, they give me advice when I need it and always support my decisions. Always having their support has had a positive impact on my life because I know that when I need advice I go to them and they always listen to me and understand me. As mentioned before, I always had the support of my parents and growing up it was no different. They always encouraged and motivated me to do my best and told me not to give up on anything and to keep trying. I can say that for the first 4 stages of Erik Erikson's theory I successfully passed each stage, I had no problems resolving conflicts. From what I've noticed I trust my parents and they trust me too. When I was younger they met my basic needs, i.e. they responded when I needed them and to this day they were there for me when I needed them. My parents' trust at a young age also helped develop a secure attachment. Having a secure attachment also made me secure in myself and my surroundings. I am also able to trust other people due to my secure attachment. Also, I am older now and am able to make my own decisions and distinguish between good and bad decisions. So when I moved to the next stage: autonomy over shame and doubt, I had no problem resolving conflicts. As I mentioned, my mother constantly tells me stories from when I was growing up and always says that I put effort into everything I did and that I always wanted to do everything on my own because I explored new things and she was very patient with me. I noticed that what my mom told me is true. For example, I remember one day while I was in middle school I came home and tried to cook something for my brother and I because I always saw my mother cooking for us and I was curious. My mother told me to be carefulbecause I could get burned or even hurt myself. I wanted to try to cook food so that I could cook something when my mother couldn't prepare food for us, in order to learn my mother would have the patience to show me how to prepare some coup or tuna salad. Therefore, as a child I overcame autonomy against shame and doubt, and as a teenager I felt confident that I could do certain things on my own or with the help of a parent. The next stage is the anti-guilt initiative, in this stage children are around 3 to 5 years old, learning more skills and doing more age-appropriate activities. For example, they want to help their parents more and at this stage children are building their own self-esteem. At this stage I feel like I have always had initiative because I remember trying to take on more chores than my mother would have given me because I felt like I was older to do more. For example, I started helping my mother more by taking better care of my brother, I changed his diaper and gave him a bottle. My mother let me help her with my brother and made me feel happy to help her. I would also like to go shopping with her, I wanted to help her choose fruit and vegetables. My mother let me do it but she let me choose three different fruits and made sure I didn't take the ugly fruits or she explained to me why not to take the ugly fruits. Every time she let me do something on my own I felt proud that I could help her. Also, now that I'm older, I'm grateful that my mom let me help her because what I learned as a child I will use in my adult life. The fourth stage is, industry vs inferiority, this is where children also learn new skills but it focuses more on school, for example; friends, academic subjects and teachers who play a role in children's lives. I remember my elementary school years, I always had good grades, I liked learning new things and I had many friends. During my elementary school years my parents always helped me with my homework when I needed it and checked it to make sure I did it well. In order for me to succeed, they always went to parent conferences, tried to leave work early to meet with my teachers and talk about how I was doing in school. Although I had several teachers in elementary school, there is one in particular that I always remember, she was my 4th and 5th grade teacher. Mrs. Leon. He always stayed after school in case we needed help with homework, he always kept in touch with parents to talk about how they could help us at home. There was a time when I was struggling with reading when it came to taking reading tests, she talked to my parents and asked for their support at home so that I could improve my reading and I Done. Also, my parents encouraged me to continue reading so I could improve in school, they took time to sit with me at home to listen to me read and have their support help, it made me feel confident in my reading. Plus, my parents still motivate me, especially since I'm still in college. Furthermore, now that I am an adult and have passed some stages of Erikson's theory, I find myself in the fifth stage; identity vs role confusion. This phase is concentrated from adolescence to early adulthood. Individuals in this stage are transitioning from childhood to adulthood. They tend to focus on career, friends, relationships, family and much more. They begin to have more independence and understand who they want to be. I'm in this phase because I'm still in college focusing on my career, meeting new people, and finding my identity. For example, I go to school, 53(1), 80.