Because of many conflicting ideas I experienced between ages 12-18, which is the time frame for the identity versus role confusion stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of development which is describe in our textbook (Boyd & Bee, 2006), I have experienced delays in life planning. Throughout my adolescence I was often in a non supportive environment with many people dictating my actions, but no role model to look up to. This left me confused and caused me to have many different jobs that I did for money, not for career experience My future goals have stemmed from becoming recently self employed, and realizing my love for accounting, and having time to make my own decisions and realizing my true interests and talents. Ever since I was a little kid of about 6 years old, I was left to myself. My parents worked very hard during the week and partied and often went to bars every night and weekend. They spent a lot of time with friends. I found it hard to trust others due to my parents not being supportive of me so young. I really had no primary person to rely on. According to the trust versus mistrust stage of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of development in our textbook, a caregiver must be consistently loving and must respond to the child predictably and loving, otherwise the child may develop mistrust (Boyd & Bee, 2006). This has been my experience in my life. I had very few friends in elementary, which I learned was a time to make lifelong friends. The only social life I had was at the Possum Road Church of God, which I went to from 9 to 18 years old. However, because of the mistrust in elementary school the only friends or support system I had was in church. This caused a lack of a social life all the way up through high school... ... middle of paper ... ...ssibility to do a marketing specialization with my MBA. Making plans when it comes to my future has not been an easy task, because of what I have experienced in my life. However, I feel that the time I’ve spent being self-employed and away from my parents has really helped me. I feel like now that I know what areas I want to be in career wise, I can now plan to have a successful future. I believe that I have overcame the experiences I faced with identity, and will going to Ashford will be able to continue to face them. This will give me the chance to lead a successful life. Works Cited Bae, Y. (1999). Human development: Theories and learning futures. Futurics, 23(3/4), 12-33. Retrieved April 23, 2010, from Research Library. (Document ID: 45713792). Boyd, D. & Bee. H. (2006). Adult Development (Ashford University Custom Edition). Boston: Pearson Education.
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According to Erikson, a person will progress to the next stage of development regardless of the successful resolution of the prior conflict due to physical and biological development and the natural age and social progressions of humans (Sigelman & Rider, 2012). As a result, if a conflict has been unsuccessfully resolved, this will greatly influence how remaining conflicts are approached and identity formation develops. The fifth stage of psychosocial development brings the conflict of identity versus role confusion. This stage typically occurs during the years of 12 to 20 and is a time when adolescents begin to express who they are in their lives, careers, and personal relationships (Sigelman & Rider, 2012).
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Throughout life, a person can expect to endure many challenges, trials, experiences, accomplishments and disappointments. How one recovers, from those challenges, and can set the lifespan is a lifelong process from birth to death and includes the formation of identity (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). I will cover in the paper six life events that influence my identity development from childhood to middle adulthood. Each life event will be explained based on the significance of the event as well as the impact the event had on my development. Also, theories will be discussed as they relate to my development.
Erik Erikson developed eight psychosocial stages that occur through life. These stages help parents of younger children understand what the child is thinking and why they are acting the way that they do. For a person to become a well-rounded adult they need to succeed in each level. This essay will discuss the first six stages into young adulthood.
Erik Erikson, Karl Jung and Daniel Levinson are three prominent developmental theorists on human development on the journey of life. Erik Erikson theory surrounding middle adulthood is it a time of balancing everything in the person’s life. It is the time for a person to take stock of their accomplishments, the direction their life is going and the purpose of their life. Erik Erikson theorizes middle adulthood significant task is to transmit values and culture to their children and working to create a stable environment. Family and the work environment are first things listed as priorities in this stage of development. Erikson theory feels generativity is of great importance in this ...
Erik Erikson’s theories of development are among some of the best-known theories regarding aging and developing. Erikson divided the stages of life into eight categories: trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generativity vs. stagnation, and integrity vs. despair. Each stage offers its unique age frame and focus.
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Erik Erikson composed a theory of psychological development that was composed of eight stages. Erikson’s theory focuses on how personalities evolve throughout life as a result of the interaction between biologically based maturation and the demands of society. According to Erikson, “Each stage of human development presents its characteristic crises. Coping well with each crisis makes an individual better prepared to cope with the next.” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2013, p. 314) According to Erikson’s eight stages of development, I have only been through six of the eight stages.
Another successful choice I have made for myself during this stage of life is that I have set my goal for myself of what I need to accomplish which is getting my masters degree in science and becoming a Respiratory Therapist in order to do that I have started my schooling at Oakton Community College to earn my associate's degree. After that I will be transferring to DePaul University to pursue my master’s degree and end my college journey. In order to be successful in this stage and not in the role of confusion one needs to take all the steps that Erikson has developed for this stage of psychosocial development. Looking at the point of where I am in this stage as of now, this shows the positive identity and adolescents to start my
Some of the facets of identity construction include “defining who you are, what you value, and the direction you choose to pursue in life.” In contrast, role confusion is defined by a “lack of direction and self definition” which results in a person being “unprepared for the challenges of adulthood.” Will appears to be on track to composing a stable identity; he attested to having a good sense of who he is as a person, stating “I am myself, so I don’t think anybody could know me better than I know myself,” and not partaking in the same risky behavior as his friends do, since he does not “do too many things to jeopardize [his] future.” While still in the midst of resolving the Identity versus Role Confusion conundrum, Will does not feel he has truly encountered an identity “crisis.” When asked if he had ever faced this kind of crisis, Will stated, “Like who I am? Maybe...I don’t know. I have definitely not known what I wanted to do at times, but crisis is a very strong word.” With plans to attend college and a major already chosen, Will is in limbo currently between discovering his identity that he will carry with him into adulthood and lacking a concrete direction in which he wants his life to
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