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YMCA Recreational League
As a 9-year-old girl, playing basketball for the first time had been a scary thing having the lack of confidence if I would be good at this or even want to further this sport. Then one day a coach asked me at the end of my first league to go to the next level and play comp. Without this step in my life, I wouldn't be where I am today playing colligate basketball at UAA. This relates to stage 4: Industry vs. Inferiority because it builds competency and confidence. -
Black Friday Shopping
14-year-old girl wants to go black friday shopping with her mother and knows that it might not happen based on previous experiences. She recognizes her mother's anxiety and does not believe her mom will take her shopping. Ultimately her fears are realized when the trip is late, her mom routinely forgets things and her step dad has to intervene. This correlates with Eriksons stage 1: Trust vs. Mistrust the early stages of creating trust with the people around you most. -
My Grandma
My Grandma left us October 2021 while I recognize some elements of generativity this stage or her was primarily stagnation. This relates to stage 7: Generativity and Stagnation because she was old and bitter. She placed herself above everybody and did not try to improve her condition. However, in her last few months she tried creating better relationships with some of her grandkids, had pride in work and while relationships with her daughters wasn't great she was very Intune with her grandkids.