Personal Lifespan Development Analysis

This paper will provide students the opportunity to examine their own personal life-span development. Thus, one is to explore own personal growth, development and progression. Classroom material and readings will be used to support personal life development. There are 7 areas this paper will focus on discussing. This includes history, parent history, family dynamics, theory, relationship, analyzing and conclusion.

History

I am a first generation Mexican American; my parents were both born in Mexico. They migrated to the United States at a young age to obtain a better life. My mother met my father when she was about sixteen years old in Planada CA. Shortly after dating for a couple of months, my mother eloped with my father. About a year

Now that I am in the counseling program I have become aware of the dysfunctional family that I have grew up in. Growing up I remember my father was never around. There is a memory I will never forget it seems blurry but I remember my parents arguing and becoming angry. I went into a room and when I came out I saw my father’s hand bleeding. My mother was holding a kitchen knife and she had cut his hand. Since my father was hardly around we never had family trips or family time together. He would spend his weekends drinking or going out with his friends. I have another memory that stands out. I remember I was in the back seat of the car and my mom was dropping of my dad somewhere. They were arguing the whole way over there, once we got to the destination my dad got off and walked out. I can imagine this affected my mother as a woman because her needs were not being

Erikson's theory consist of eight stages 1) trust vs. mistrust, 2) autonomy vs shame and doubt, 3) initiative vs guilt, 4) industry vs inferiority 5) identity vs. identity confusion, 6) intimacy vs isolation 7) generativity vs. stagnation and lastly 8) integrity vs. despair (Santrock, 2009). First, trust vs mistrust was positively established during my infancy. I was breastfed as a child and my mother was there to take care of me. However, my other caregiver such as my grandfather took advantage of me. As a result I realized that while I was growing up I felt uncomfortable around men. During the