8 Stages of Psychosocial Dilemmas

In Dr. Eric Erikson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Dilemmas he stated that conflict between personal impulse and the social world. Erikson also believed that a sense of competence also motivates behaviors and actions. Each stage in Erikson’s theory is concerned with becoming competent in an area of life. If the stage is handled well, the person will feel a sense of mastery. Being able to master the dilemma during each stages of Erikson’s psychosocial development creates a sense of success and well development accomplishment. Being able to strive for a healthy growth and future endeavors in later stages. On the contrary if you are unable to fully develop in the early stages will make it harder to deal with later stages. Erikson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development include stage one first year of life, stage two 1-3 years, stage three 3-5 years of age, stage four 6-12 years, stage five adolescence, stage six young adulthood, stage seven middle adulthood, and stage eight late adulthood. In Dr. Erikson’s first stage of development it has to do with the first year of life. The trust or mistrust that a child develops from loved ones. Occurs between birth and one year of age and in my opinion is the most fundamental stage in life. It’s when a newborn baby is developing trust or mistrust with parents, siblings, and other family members. Failure to develop trust will result in fear and a belief that the world is inconsistent and unpredictable. A newborn needs the love and nurture from his mother when there first born. That loved demonstrated by family members towards the development of the baby will benefit in later stages of the child’s development. Take for example my own life as a baby I was told by my family that they show me all the love and tenderness during my first year. I was able to be humble and trustworthy with my aunts, uncles,

older siblings, and the rest of my family. Successfully developed trust, being able to feel safe and secure in the world.
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