Analyzing Erikson's First Year Of Life

Erikson’s first stage of his theory explains the issue of trust versus mistrust during the first year of life. During this stage of life, a baby will seek care to their primary caregiver. If this person gives consistent and reliable care to the baby, the baby will develop a trustful relationship with the caregiver. This relationship would soon be transferred to other people the baby comes in contact with. Developing a sense of trust is important during infancy so that the baby doesn't feel overly threatened when coming into contact with new people. During my life, my sense of trust was tainted with the fact that my father traveled around the world for large periods of time when I was a child. Because of this, I only received half of the reliable