assignment 3

I believe that out of Erikson's eight stages of psychosocial development, I am currently in the intimacy versus isolation stage. I have found the person in my life that I want to marry and have children with, and we will love each other for the rest of our existence. Looking back on the stages prior to this one, I believe I took the positive outcome of each, and transgressed accordingly. I learned at an early age to trust my family for the trust versus mistrust stage. I learned to assert myself properly in the autonomy versus shame and doubt stage, at about the appropriate age. I took initiative in the initiative versus guilt stage when i decided to make friends, and play nicely with others in preschool. Around age nine I began to develop self-esteem, overall fulfilling the industry versus inferiority stage. I had plenty of identity confusion about who I was, and what kind of person I wanted to be in high school (as most everyone does) and finally discovered my true self/identity. In turn, finally bringing me to Erikson's sixth stage that I am currently in. Overall, I am easily able to map out my life with each stage following Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.