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Stage 1: Trust vs. Mistrust: Lilliana gets the flu
Lilliana (Age 9 months) is in the first stage, Trust vs. Mistrust. She is having a rough time because she is sick. Her parents are taking good care of her, giving her medicine, changing and bathing her and comforting her. She is receiving consistent care as an infant and is developing a sense that others are around to support her. This trust will carry over into her future relationships with people because she learns that when adverse things occur she will not be alone. She is full of hope. -
Stage 3: Initiative vs. Guilt: Lilliana plays with friends
Lilliana (4 yrs) is doing well and making friends with her peers at playgroup. She is encouraging her peers to play house with her and showing them how to assume roles. She is displaying leadership. She is in the Initiative vs. Guilt stage. For the most part her parents are letting her test her limits as long as it is not too dangerous. She is developing a sense of purpose. In this stage children have their own ideas about the world and try to test their limits. -
Stage 6: Intimacy vs. Isolation: Lilliana gets engaged
Lilliana (Age 24) is in the 6th stage: Intimacy vs. Isolation. She has just gotten engaged to her boyfriend of 3 years. This stage is characterized by the struggle of finding intimacy and avoiding isolation. Lilliana has a sense of trust from infancy in stage 1 due to consistent loving care and a good balance of leadership/following from stage 3 because she was allowed to develop initiative. She feels love in her relationship and is ready to merge her future with that of her boyfriend. -
Stage 8: Integrity vs. Despair: Lilliana looks back on her life
Lilliana (Age 70) is in the 8th stage: Integrity vs. Despair. She looks back on her life with few regrets. She is happy with accomplishing her life goals of raising a family and leading a successful career as a diesel mechanic. She is surrounded by grandchildren, full of hope, purpose, love and wisdom. In this stage individuals struggle to find happiness with the life they have lived as there is little time left to accomplish goals or form connections at this point.