ERIKSON'S TIMELINE

Erikson's Timeline

Erikson' timeline

Introduction

Eric Erikson presented a developmental theory in which he described developments that takes place throughout the life span (Austrian, 2008). In his theory he presented eight stages of life which are as follows:

1st Stage - this stage is named as Trust vs. Mistrust and occurs during infancy.

2nd Stage - this stage is known as Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt and occurs during early childhood.

3rd Stage - this stage is known as Initiative vs. Guilt and occurs during preschool days.

4th Stage - this stage is known as Industry vs. Inferiority and occurs during school age.

5th Stage - this stage is known as Identity vs. Role Confusion and occurs during Adolescence.

6th Stage - this stage is named as Intimacy vs. Isolation and occurs during Young Adulthood.

7th Stage - this stage is named as Generativity vs. Stagnation and occurs during Middle Adulthood.

8th Stage - this stage is known as Ego Integrity vs. Despair and occurs during the stage of maturity.

According to Eric Erikson, this is the complete timeline of a person's life and every person goes through the different stages in his life. The development theory is a useful guideline as it outlines the major problems that an individual faces in a particular stage. Furthermore, it categorizes people in different phases of their lives and helps them cope up with the major problem that he or she is facing (Lerner, 2001). This theory outlines the problem so that the individual knows that every person in his age goes through the same problem and is able to work on the problem.

My Stage

Currently I am going through the 6th Stage. This stage emphasizes on building and maintaining relationships. Young adults want to build relationships that long for a lifetime. They find it very hard to find people who are worth their trust ...