ASSIGNMENT 1

INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
SUBMITTED BY: DUA YASHAL KHAN
ENROLLEMENT NO:01-171231-016
SUBMITTED TO: SIR SHAF

STATEMENT:
By applying Erik Erikson theory to yourself, identify your current stage
and build an argument by discussing your achievement and weakness on
each stage by introspecting yourself.
 Stages Age Range Explanation Examples from
my life

1: TRUST VS MISTRUST Birth to 1 year At this point in When I was younger

development, the child is my parents always met
completely dependent my basic needs, and
upon adult caregivers for always responded me
everything they need to back. Now I have
survive including food, developed a strong
love, warmth, safety, and sense of trust in them
nurturing. If a child and seek solutions to
successfully develops any problems from
trust, the child will feel them. An example
safe and secure in the from my childhood in
world. Failure to develop this stage could be that
trust will result in fear when I started walking,
and a belief that the I always trust my
world is unreliable and mother that she will
unpredictable. not let me fall and
always saved me. And
even in any case if I
fell, she ran to me in
order to console me.

2: AUTONOMY VS 1 to 3 years According to Erikson, When I was younger

SHAME AND DOUBT children at this stage are my mother was always
just starting to gain a patient with me while I
little independence. was always trying to do
They are starting to everything by myself
perform basic actions on and exploring new
their own and making things.
simple decisions about Now, I feel confident
what they wish. By about doing things on
allowing kids to make my own without the
choices and gain control, help of my parents. An
parents can help example from my
children develop a sense childhood for this
of autonomy. Failure in stage is that when I
this stage results in was younger, my
feelings of shame and mother would always
doubt. allow me wear my
shoes by myself and
she would not rebuke
 me if I wore them
wrong.
3: INITIATIVE VS GUILT 3 to 5 years During this stage, An example for this
children begin to would be that when I
develop a sense of was younger, I would
initiative and the ability always play with my
to plan and undertake friends with dolls and
activities. If their toys. My mother would
attempts at planning and always encourage me
initiative are encouraged and allow me to go
and supported, they will play with them and
develop a sense of give me ideas of which
purpose and the ability games to play. She
to set goals. However, if would appreciate the
their attempts at drawings I made, the
initiative are discouraged questions I asked, the
or punished, they may games I played.
develop a sense of guilt Now I think I can
and feel like they are not decide for myself
capable of achieving which things I like and
their goals. what is good for me
and what is not.
4: INDUSTRY VS 6 to 12 years The fourth psychosocial When I was in school, I
INFERIORITY stage takes place during was really weak at
the early school years math. My father would
from approximately ages always help me solve
5 to 11. Through social difficult questions and
interactions, children encouraged me that I
begin to develop a sense could overcome this
of pride in their difficult subject. If I
accomplishments and ever got bad marks in a
abilities.  Success leads test, my parents would
to feelings of industry, rather teach me and
while failure results in help me out instead of
feelings of inferiority. scolding me. They
Children who are always appreciated
encouraged by parents whenever I got good
and teachers develop a marks or solved a
feeling of belief in their difficult question.
skills. Those who receive That’s how I developed
little or no a sense of industry.
encouragement from Now I feel confident
parents or teachers will that I can figure out
doubt their abilities to any problem no matter
be successful. how difficult it is.
5: IDENTITY vs. ROLE 12 to 18 years In this stage, an I have always been
CONFUSION adolescent begins to appreciated about my
 sense a feeling of his/her choices and decisions
own identity, a feeling of ever since I was in
unique human being and school. At this age I
prepared to fit into some think I am finally sure
meaningful role in of who I am and what I
society. This stage plays want to be. My
an essential role in personal set of beliefs
developing a sense of and desires has always
personal identity which been appreciated and
will continue to encouraged by my
influence behavior and mother. Her belief in
development for the rest me has made me
of a person's life. Those confident and sure
who receive proper about my identity and
encouragement through about my likes and
personal examination dislikes. Now I can very
will appear with a strong much decide and judge
sense of self and what is good for myself
independence. Those and what is not.
who remain unsure of
their beliefs and desires
will feel insecure and
confused about
themselves and the
future.
6: INTIMACY vs. 18 to 40 years. This stage takes place I haven’t reached this
ISOLATION during young adulthood stage yet, but here is a
between the ages of relevant example:
approximately 18 to 40 An example of
yrs. During this stage, intimacy vs. isolation
the major conflict would be one person
centers on forming forming healthy
intimate, loving relationships with
relationships with other romantic partners as
people. During this well as a circle of
stage, we begin to share friends, acquaintances,
ourselves more family members, and
intimately with others. others. Isolation,
We explore relationships would be marked by a
leading toward longer- lack of social
term commitments with connections, unhealthy
someone  Those who are relationships, and a
successful at this step lack of social social
will form relationships support.
that are enduring and
secure..
7: GENERATIVITY vs. 40 to 65 years In this stage, a person A relevant example of
 STAGNATION develops strong concern generativity can be,
for upcoming Caring for your
generations. Generativity children by guiding
refers to “making your them through life.an
mark” on the world adult who forms a
through creating things foundation that helps
that will outlast an children in schools
individual. When who are struggling
generativity is weak, the academic wise.
personality reverts and
takes on a sense of
stagnation. Care
develops during this
stage and is expressed
by one’s concern for
others.
8: INTEGRITY vs. 65 years to death The final psychosocial An example of this can
DESPAIR stage occurs during old be an adult who is
age and is focused on happy with their life
reflecting back on life.2 and feels as if they are
At this point in successful. She had
development, people pneumonia. She was
look back on the events on her death bed for
of their lives and few days, but she was
determine if they are very happy. She kept
happy with the life that reminiscing about the
they lived or if they happy moments of her
regret the things they life. She is an example
did or didn't do. of adult with integrity.

Based on my introspection of myself, I think I am currently in the fifth stage, identity vs role
confusion. I find myself in this stage because I am now in university, getting an education,
meeting new people, have more responsibilities as an adult and still being adjusted to, have
more independence than I did when I was younger, and I am still working on my identity
because every day I learn more and more.