Activate

Indicate how often each of these statements applies to you by using the following scale:
0= never applies to you

1= occasionally or seldom applies to you

2= fairly often PPLIES TO YOU

3= very often applies to you

Stage 1: Trust Versus Mistrust Score

( Infancy and Early Childhood)
_____1. I feel pessimistic about the future of humankind 1

_____2. I feel the world‟s major problems can be solved 2

_____3. I am filled with admiration for humankind 3

_____4. People can be trusted 3

_____5. I feel optimistic about my future 1

Total Score Stage 1 10

Stage 2: Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt ( Infancy and Childhood) Score

_____6. When people try to persuade me to do something I don‟t want 2

to, I refuse

_____7. After I have made a decision, I feel I have made a mistake 3

_____8. I am unnecessarily apologetic 1

_____9. I worry that my friends will find fault with me 0

_____10. When I disagree with someone, I felt them 3

Total Score Stage 2 9

Stage 3: Initiative Versus Guilt Score

( Infancy and Childhood)

_____11. I am prepared to take a risk to get what I want 1

_____12. I feel hesitant to try out a new way of doing something 1

_____13. I am confident in carrying out my plans to a successful 2

conclusion

_____14. I feel what happens to me is the result of what I have done 3

_____15. When I have difficulty in getting something right, I give up 1

Total Score Stage 3 8

Stage 4: Industry Versus Inferiority ( Infancy and Childhood) Score

_____16. When people look at something I have done, I feel 0

embarrassed

_____17. I get a great deal of pleasure from working 3

_____18. I feel too incompetent to do what I would really like to do in 1

life

_____19. I avoid doing something difficult because I feel I would fail 0

_____20. I feel competent 2

Total Score Stage 4 6

Stage 5: Identity Versus Identity Diffusion ( Adolescence) Score

_____21. I wonder what sort of person I really am 0

_____22. I feel certain about what should I do with my life 3

_____23. My worth is recognized by others 2

_____24. I feel proud to be the sort of person I am 3

_____25. I am unsure as to how people feel about me 0

Total Score Stage 5 8

Stage 6: Intimacy Versus Isolation ( Early Adulthood) Score

_____26. I feel that no one has ever known the real me 1

_____27. I have a feeling of complete “togetherness” with someone 3

_____28. I feel it is better to remain free than to become committed to 1

marriage for life

_____29. I share my private thoughts with someone 3

_____30. I feel as though I am alone in the world 0

Total Score Stage 5 8

Apply

Write your own life story using the stages of psychosocial development as framework. Go
through each of the stages that apply to you (most probably, stages 1-5 or 6). Ask information
from your parents and other significant persons in your life. Look at old baby books and photo
albums. Also, include the results of your questionnaire in the activity section. Write a narrative
for each stage.

Answer:

At the age of 1, my mom stopped breastfeeding me because she got hospitalized and my
manang wishel and my relatives were taking care of me. I don't have any trust issues with
others, like they are not harmful people, so I can relay and trust them.

At the age of 3, I became independent and unstoppable. I liked it. That's what I wanted. I'll
do or take it no matter what. My mom says I like to study at General's house, and my paper has
a calendar, which I don't mind.I always target there was a feeding program where there was a
lot of food you could eat.
    5 to 12 years old I've begun to learn and be competent, especially in school and studies.
Sometimes I am afraid to lead and am shy about doing things. I may say leadership isn't my
passion, but I don't really know how to do it.

I am 12 to 18 years old and I have a doubt about myself. I'm like, where should I belong? How
can I interact with others ? I'm not sure how to start a conversation when I have a hard time
communicating with peers.

Name: ______________________________ Date: _______________

Year & Section: _______________________ Score: ______________

Directions: Do the following to ensure mastery of the big ideas presented in this module. Write
your answer on the space provided.

I. Synapse Strengtheners
1. Read the book, Healing the Eight Stages of Life by Dennis Linn, Mathew Linn and Sheila
Fabricant- Linn. This is a classic book that uses the Eriksonian stages of personal healing. A lot of
people have been changed by this book. Have a reflection diary to write your thoughts and
insights about each stage.

This book is useful for anyone who wants to hear stories and pray about them. I was looking for
a research book and thought it was of that caliber, but I was disappointed with my purchase.
This is one of those books that I will definitely reference and return to for the exercises. They
use Erik Erikson's work, add inclusive language, and root it in spirituality. This book challenged
my image of God and helped me understand how our image of God is based on who affected us
as children. How do you perceive God? Following understanding, comes healing - progressing
through each stage of life. The authors use their own experiences with pain and healing One of
the most amazing techniques and exercises they use is to imagine the "good" parts of your
childhood, see Jesus there; then take him with you to some of the not-so-good parts and talk
about how he feels and how you feel, and let Jesus heal you. What better way to pray than
through visualization? I have a thing for Erik Erikson, so praying into the stages of life to enable
healthy resolution of typical crises appeals to me. The exercises are practical, which the Linns
excel at. I think this is a lovely book. I first read this as part of a formation series. This book is
probably best read in this format- as part of a session or retreat program Otherwise, one risks
flipping through the pages without experiencing the healing that this book invites us to be open
to.On a personal level, this book arrived at the perfect time for me as I am developing my self-
awareness on this journey of (young-)adulthood. I recently practiced connecting with my
emotions and bringing them into prayer. As I continued to read this book, I became more
capable of identifying my past hurts and truly lifting them to God, allowing Him to enter into
and heal those memories. I recall having a strong aversion to certain authority figures... Praying
for healing in that area of my life has transformed the way I interact with others.

2. Read on Erikson‟s idea about the work he did with the Sioux Indians and his research on
Gandhi

Problem Research Methodology

The Effects of Psychosocial Development on 233 participants were recruited for a

Parasocial Relationship study to examine the effects of human
development on media preferences.
Only those participants who completed
the study were included in analyses.
Participants were asked to indicate a
male or female television character with
which they had a strong bond. They
were then asked to name a character of
the opposite gender from that
character.

Findings Conclusion

I ran a Chi-square test for independence on
participants with a 1 on the identity crisis
resolution variable and who reported being
in a relationship to examine the association
between participant sex and the sex of the
character with whom participants reported
having a stronger relationship. There was no
significant difference in scores between
those experiencing an identity crisis and
This study found that it does not appear
as though psychosocial development
nor relationship status have an effect on
which persona an individual will form a
stronger relationship based on the
persona's sex. It also found that while
identification with a character is
negatively related to psychosocial
development, there is no
those experiencing an intimacy crisis. An
independent samples t-test was used to
compare identification with the character
with whom the participant claimed to have
the strongest relationship.
relationship between psychosocial
development and parasocial
relationships. That said, methodological
issues with measuring both
psychosocial development and
parasocial relationships might have
influenced the results of this study and
future research should use different
measures to examine these
relationships again. Although this study
did not support the anticipated
predictions, it does offer a little bit more
insight into how gender affects
parasocial relationship in the identity
crisis.