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Personality Timeline
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Having my Mom take care of Me
This is an example of Erik Erikson's first stage, Trust v. Mistrust. In this stage the child must be given the proper amount of attention from their mother. During this time I am dependent to my mom and she gave me a lot of attention. -
Learning to walk
This is an example of Erik Erickson's second stage Autonomy v. Shame. This is because I began to do things on my own such as walking. I no longer needed someone to carry me everywhere I went. -
Learning to share toys with cousins
This is an example of Erik Erikson's third stage, Initiative v. Guilt. Initiative v. Guilt is a stage where children learn right from wrong. Sharing toys is learning that the right thing to do is be nice to others. -
Spending time with father
This is an example of Sigmund Freud's third stage, Phallic Stage. During this stage the child begins to identify with the same sex parent. At this time I identified with my father by showing interest in what he did. -
Graduating Pre-school
This is an example of Erik Erikson's fourth stage, Industry v. Inferiority. A pre school graduation is an example of taking pride in accomplishments. Society has began to teach me to take pride in graduating pre school. -
Making Friends in Middle School
This is an example of Erik Erikson's fifth stage, Identity v. Identity Confusion. Making friends is a way of finding who you are. The people I associated or did not associate in middle school shows who I identified with.
