(64 Unit Developmental Pychology Name Petiod Date HANDOUT 9-18 Erikson’s Stages Indicate how often each of these statements apply to you by using the following scale: = never applies to you 1 occasionally or seldom applies to you 2 fairy often applies to you 3= very often applies to you Trust Versus Mistrust ——_ 1. Fee pessimistic about the future of humankind 2. 1 feel the worlds major problems can be solved, —— 3. Lam filled with admiration for humankind 4, People can be trusted. 5. [el optimistic about my future ‘Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt 6. When people try to persuade me todo something I don't want to, 1 refuse 7. After I have made a decision, 1 feel Ihave made a n take, 8. [am unnecessarily apologetic. —— 9. I worry that my friends will find fault with me. 10. When I disagree with someone, | tell them. Versus Guilt —— 11. Tam prepared to take a risk to get what I want —— 12. 1 feel hesitant to wy out a new way of doing something —— 13. Tam confident in carrying out my plans toa successful conclusion. 14, [feel what happens to me isthe result of what Ihave done. 15, When I have difficulty in getting something right, I give up. Industry Versus inferiority —— 16. When people look at something I have done, I feel embarrassed. —— 17. Iget a great deal of pleasure from working. —— 18. 1 feet t00 incompetent to do what I would realy like to do in lite 19. Tavoid doing something difficult because I feel I would fail 20. feel competentUnie Developmental Psychology 65 HANDOUT 9-18 (continued) Identity Versus Role Confusion 21. I wonder what sort of person I really am. — 22. [feel certain about what I should do with my life 23. My worth is recognized by others. —— 24. 1 feel proud to be the sort of person I am, 25. 1am unsure as to how people feel about me. Source: Ochse & Plug. (1986), Cross-cultural investigation of the validity of Erikson’s theory of personality development. Journal of Personatity and Social Psychology, 50. Copyright © 1986 by the American Psychological Association, Adapted by permission.66 Unt 9 Developmental Pachlogy Name Petod Date HANDOUT 9-19 Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages Past Self 1. When you look back on your childhood and very early years how do you believe you felt most of the time? Circle one of the following and add your own descriptors: happy, sad, in conflict, at peace, secure, angry, con- fused, loved, successful, responsible, afraid 2. Tell your group a story about an important event in your childhood. This should be something you vividly remember or something you were told about yourself and enjoy remembering. 3. Circle what you believe was your resolution at each of the psychosocial stages below and then give a reason for your choice: ‘Age Stage Why? O-1 Trust vs. mistrust 1-2 Autonomy vs, shame and doubt 3-5 Initiative vs. guilt 6-12 Industry vs. inferiority 4. What new insight do you have into your own development? Present Self 5. What activites curently are of the greatest interes to you? (Example: friends, work, music, hobbies, family gntherings, religious activities, school, et.) Writ a brief sentence explaining each choice. 6. How do you feel most of the time? (busy, overwhelmed, angry, peaceful, confused, happy, competent, tense, cic) List all that apply and write a brief explanation. 7. What is most important to you in your life right now? What do you value? 8. You ae in Erkson’s “Identity vs. Rote Confusion” stage. How are you doing with this struggle? Explain. 9. How might fear of rejections or feelings from unresolved early conflicts get in the way of letting people get to know the real you? Future Self 10. What are your fondest future dreams (could be regarding work, love, friendship, community, religion, children, ‘marriage, personal achievement, wealth, material possessions, et.) In other words, how do you envision your future life? 11. In what ways would you like your life to be like your parents and/or grandparents’ lives, and in what ways ‘would you like your own life to be different from theirs? 12, How do you think you will handle each of Erikson’s last three stages, namely intimacy vs. isolation, generativity vs. stagnation, and integrity vs. despair? Souree: Linda Zimmerman, rikson's Psychological Stages. Copyright © Linda Zimmerman. Reprinted by permission,