In my personality reflection report I will be discussing the how each score relates to me as a person and my reaction of the outcome of my scores. My scores on Turst versus Mistrust were (13) (10), Autonomy versus Doubt and Shame (9) (8), Initiative versus Guilt (11) (13), Industry versus Inferiority (8) (13), Identity versus Identity Difference (11) (9), Intimacy versus Isolation (8) (5), Generatively versus Stagnation (10) (14). In all true honesty, I was not surprised to see the scores related to my personality and characteristics. They actually showed true accuracy of my personality and of who I am. According to Erikson’s stages, I developed Trust versus Mistrust between birth and age one. Of course I can’t remember my my infant years, but I know that I did have a loving home with both parents and my primary caregiver was my mother. This stage is developed through. Basic trust, but both the development of syntonic and distonic are both an important development state to be able to move on to the next stage in life.
My Autonomy versus Doubt and Shame numbers were pretty close in score, According to Erikson, I developed this stage at the age of 2-3, and had to do with anal-urethral-muscular mode. It was a time of learning essential foundations of will and ability to self discipline and also developed shame and doubt, due to authority related to discipline and social norms.
In Initiative versus Guilt my Guilt score was slightly higher than my Initiative. According to Erickson, this development stage I developed between 3 and 5 years old. This development is an important stage. While children need to learn independence a parents guidance and discipline plays an important role, but at the same guilt can take over and lead to behavior problems later in life.
In Industry versus Inferiority, my Inferiority score was higher, and according to Erikson, this stage is between ages 6 and 11, and is a state of development, recognition and capabilities, I was surprise at my score, because this doesn’t describe my personality. During this stage praise and acknowledgment is important and positive support is very important for success, while negative reenforcement can be detrimental to any child’s full potential growth.
In Identity versus Identity Difference, my score was higher in Identity than in Role Confusion. This stage is between ages 12 to 20. According to Erikson, psychosocial crisis plays a big part of adolescent years, but cr. Finding one’s identity can lead to being rebellious to role confusion from nagging parents who don’t allow them to explore their own ideas and make their own mistakes. Thought and process are developing rapidly and social interactions is important.
In Intimacy versus Isolation, my score was higher in intimacy.. According to Erikson, this state is between mid 20’s. This stage is a stage where love bonds, commitment and trust in a relationship are essential, if one’s identity has not be has not been found, then relapse can happen, and a person may not be able to move forward.
In Generatively versus Stagnation my score was higher in Stagnation, which I believe might have been accurate at one point. According to Erickson, this stage is a midlife reflection on what you have accomplished so far. In this stage, I realize that I have made many changes to my life. One example is returning to school to complete something in my life that was unfinished. The Psychosocial Stages have definitely been an eye opener relating it back to how my life has continued to play out. It was very interesting to see my reflections through the stages of Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development.
