Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development applies to my life at some key moments but not all. Erikson has eight stages that he believes everyone goes through in life during a certain age range. Each stage is divided into age categories from birth to late adulthood. The eight stages are; trust vs distrust, autonomy vs shame and doubt, initiative vs guilt, industry vs inferiority, identity vs identity confusion, intimacy vs isolation, generativity vs stagnation, and ego integrity vs desperation. The first six stages seem to mostly fit the development of who I am today. Trust versus mistrust identifies development from birth to one year. Erikson believes this is the most important step in his theory. Developing confidence at an early age will determine whether you believe you can rely on others or not. From birth to year my mother was always present and met my needs as well as my father's. They were both very attentive and changed their lifestyles to revolve around me. This focus has brought me to the point I am at now, where I strongly feel the goodness of others. Autonomy against shame and doubt revolves around the beginning of childhood, from ages one to three. During this phase, the building blocks of trust and independence begin to form. Starting to be able to make choices about what food or toys you like or don't like. There is a photo of me from when I was almost three years old where I was given the opportunity to choose my own clothes. My mom told me she was trying to dress me up and I cried and said I didn't like the shirt she picked out for me. Then he told me to choose mine. I had a life size Barbie doll in a Cinderella princess dress that I could wear too! It was blue and white with a large, shiny shoulder......in the center of paper......I thought this phase would not be successful unless the individual had established a sense of self and identity . I agree 100% with this part of Erikson's theory. I'm right now at a point in my life where I feel like I'm capable of establishing and committing to a life-long relationship. I'm halfway through school, I have a career and a long-term education plan, I know what I want, where I want to go, and what kind of person I want by my side for this journey I'm on. Overall, I think Erikson was on the right track when talking about the different stages of life. However, I believe that the timing for everyone may be different. If a person does not pass a stage with a positive outcome, this may prevent them from moving on to the next stage in life. Sometimes life throws twists and turns that cannot be predicted from the timelines and stages of development.