Stages of Development, Erik Erikson

Introduction
Mr. Alan was born in the Malaya in 1933. On the year 1963, Malaya was known as the Malaysia today. Mr. Alan is a decent citizen of Malaysia. He was born on the 31 of December. He was the youngest and the only son in the family. Mr. Alan’s parents were originated from Guangzhou, China and came to Malaya to work in a better environment.
The information gathered from Mr. Alan was made into a report based on Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development which contains of 8 stages. Besides using Erikson’s theory, this report also includes certain theories from Piaget’s. Each event’s or crisis that Mr. Alan claims to be occurred will be compared and contrasted in this essay report.
Stage One: Trust versus Mistrust (Birth to 1 year old)
Stage one occurred during the infancy stage. During this stage, Mr. Alan said he could not remember any single event or any formed of crisis occurred in his infancy stage. But, according to him, his sisters told stories about him during his younger age from time to time. According to his sisters, Mr. Alan was considered a difficult baby because he cried a lot and was a very emotional infant. Difficult babies are loud, active, and tend to be crabby rather than happy (Ciccarelli, & White, 2006). “Each and every time he cried, he only asked for 3 things. They were food, comfort and attention.” His sisters answered when they were asked about Mr. Alan’s reasons for crying.
I believe Mr. Alan had learnt to trust his sisters for being attentive when he needed some attention. This is because his needs such as foods and comfort were met due to the attention given by his sisters. According to Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development, is babies’ needs are met, they learnt to trust people and expect life to be pleasant. If babies’ needs are not met, they learn not to trust and in belief that the world is inconsistent and unpredictable (Cherry, n.d.).
Stage Two: Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt (1 to 3 years old)
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