Erikson

I have chosen Erikson because his 8 stages of man seemed the most realistic for this day in age. Erikson used Freud's theory of psychosexual development and created these 8 stages that range from birth to death. Erikson believes that no matter your age you are going through a stage in your life. These stages can not be forced and have to go in order (can't jump from one stage to another). In the early stages a parent or care provider is necessary for success in the stage. For example, the Trust vs Mistrust stage ages 0-12 months this is the time of life where the infant learns to trust. The infant relies purely upon the parent or caregiver to meet their needs in order for this stage to be considered successful. If this stage is successful the infant will have a hopeful attitude towards life essentially. If this staged is handled wrong, the child will grow up and have the feeling of mistrust follow them. You should take this stage and all stages with your child very seriously because it quite literally with follow them forever according to this theorist. Provide a loving environment for you child.

Another stage, one that is in early adulthood is Intimacy vs Isolation. Around this time it is said that we now should be ready to share our lives with someone else. If the stages before this did not result in a successful passage, people in this stage might run into problems. For example you need to have a sense of fidelity of oneself before you can be fully intimate with others. People can be stuck in this stage and feel very lonely.  You should have a strong sense of identity before this stage in order to have success later.