Everybody Rides The Carousel Video Analysis

Everybody Rides the Carousel tells a story of a person going through all eight of Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. The beginning explains the ride of carousel is continuous and builds on one another. The ride of life consists of eight stages/rides.
The first stages, trust vs. mistrust, begins from birth to 18 months. During this stage, basic trust is the hope and faith that someone cares. On the other hand, mistrust is experienced if one lives in a world where no one cares about you. The video shows an example of a baby needing the mother of food and affection.
The second stage, autonomy vs. shame, doubt, is the age of the toddlers, 18 months to three years of age. Autonomy is taking a chance, exploring, and doing things

role and confusion, the challenge of adolescence, begins at 12 to 18 years of age. The search for identity, the realization of one’s unique self and role confusion, not knowing who you really are.
The sixth stage, intimacy vs. isolation, begins in young adulthood. This stage is about love and friendship, learning to share with someone. The video shows an example of a relationship between a man and a woman, caring and being intimate with each other.
The seventh stage, generativity vs. self-absorption, begins at middle adulthood. This is the age of caring, producing, and loving people. The video shows an example of a man obtaining generativity by raising his children.
The last stage, integrity vs. despair, occurs during late adulthood. In this stage, one beings to sum up one’s life. One looks back at their lifetime and resolves any final issues. The video shows an example of a skeleton, representing death, which a person must face and accept.
Overall, I enjoyed watching this video because it provided a visual to what I read in Chapter 3. The film gave me a better understanding of Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development because it acted and showed a person going through all eight stages in