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Issue: Trust vs. Mistrust. If needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust.
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Experiencing the world through sense and actions (looking, hearing, touching, mouthing, and grasping). Developmental phenomena: object permanence, stranger anxiety
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Issue: autonomy vs. shame and doubt. Toddlers learn to exercise their will and do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities.
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Representing things with words and images; using intuitive rather than logical reasoning. Developmental phenomena: pretend play, egocentrism
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This means that I see my dad less and therefore he is not as familiar to me as my mother, so my mom and I form a closer relationship while I am not as attached to or as trusting of my father.
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Issue: initiative vs. guilt. Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about their efforts to be independent.
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This causes me to question conventional mother and father roles because I have a mother and a stepmother.
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This brings a stable father figure back into my life, reestablishing gender roles in my home.
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Issue: industry vs. inferiority. Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior.
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Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations. Developmental phenomena: conservation, mathematical transformations.
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This puts me in a more enriched environment, helping my development.
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Abstract reasoning. Developmental phenomena: abstract logic, potential for mature moral reasoning
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Issue: identity vs. role confusion. Teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are.
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The death of a loved one makes me question mortality and the fragility of life, a subject that most people do not have to grapple with until a much older age.
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After my father's death, my stepfather adopts me, giving me a both legal and emotional father figure :)
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Graduating from high school marks a transition from an adolescent lifestyle to a more mature, responsible, adult lifestyle.
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Living away from home and being in a new, much more diverse environment exposes me to new people and new experiences that aid me in developing intellectually and emotionally.
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Issue: intimacy vs. isolation. Young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated.
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Graduating from college and going out into the working world makes me more responsible and self-sufficient while helping me mature into a more reason-based adult.
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Such a huge investment makes me feel like I am creating a life for myself and instills in me the understanding that I am forging my own way.
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Forming a close romantic relationship and getting married gives me a sense of intimacy. Having a loving life-long partner also gives me a sense of security and acceptance.
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The birth of my first child brings out my maternal instincts and I begin to form a close relationship with my offspring.
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With the birth of subsequent children, I find myself caring for them more and trying out different parenting styles.
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As a mother, I will want to provide the best for my children and so my husband and I will decide to movie to a larger house to accommodate our growing family.
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By the time I have my third child, I have discovered the parenting style that works best for me and I develop close relationships with all of my children.
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Issue: generativity vs. stagnation. In middle age, people discover a sense of contribution to the world, usually through family and work, or they may feel a lack of purpose.
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As I get older, my hormones will begin to change and my period of fertility will start to end. I will experience irregular periods, hot flashes, etc.
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When my first child goes off to college, I will feel nervous for them and want to make sure that they are safe and well prepared, however in order to ensure healthy parent-child relationships, will understand that I will have to let them start to take control of their life.
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When all of my children leave the house I will begin to feel lonely and wish for more children, this is commonly called “empty nest syndrome.” However, I will know that, due to my age and premenopausal symptoms, that I would run the risk of not producing healthy children.
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As I get older, full menopause will set in and I will no longer have my period, signaling that I am no longer fertile.
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As I age, I will notice that my body is beginning to change. Just like every other adult in my family, I will need glasses.
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When my first grandchild is born, I will again experience the urge to nurture and I will relish in the opportunity to take care of another child.
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When I get senior citizen discounts, I will feel as if my old age is real, making me miss my youth. However I will not let that get me down for too long.
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Over the span of my life, the retirement age will go up, forcing me to wait longer to retire. However, when I do, I will have much more free time to do what I wish.
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With more free time, thanks to my retirement, I will want to move closer to my children to help them with their families and be an involved grandmother.
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Issue: integrity vs. dispair. Refelcting on his or her life, an older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction of failure.
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As my fist grandchildren begin to go to college, I will want to help my children with the cost, drawing on my retirement funds. Even at my old age I will want to help care for my offspring.
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Following the lead of my mother and grandmother, I will develop arthritis in my joints, specifically my hands. This will make it more difficult to complete tasks such as opening jars etc.
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In order to ensure a healthy life, despite my age, I will join a gym to help maintain muscle and ward off fragility.
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o As I grow older, I will take up hobbies such as baking, which will allow me to feel productive instead of useless.
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As my old age makes it more difficult for me to live without assistance, I will move in with one of my children to be closer to my family and also to reduce risk of injury.
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o With all of my free time I will also take up reading more to enrich my mind and help keep my cognition (as much as possible).
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After my death I want my kids to remember the lessons I have taught them. I don’t want people to mourn me too deeply, instead I want them to show their care for my by being the best person they can be. I want to be remembered through the actions of those I leave behind. I believe that the greatest gift I gave in my lifetime is the people who I influenced. I hope that after my death, my life is honored through the continuation of my of my values in the lives of other.
