Ongoing Processes That Shape Core Personality Analysis

Ongoing Processes That Shape Core Personality
The author understands ongoing processes that shape core personality in individuals into their unique way of functioning in and viewing the world to relate to Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of development. At pertinent time periods in an individuals’ life they face challenges that trigger existential questions to help them form an understanding of the world around them. Individuals do not need to succeed in every challenge. During infancy, there is a basic trust verses mistrust struggle; not attaining trust, therefore not instilling the virtue of hope, does not prevent the individual from continued development. Instead, in adopting mistrust, this lack of virtue frames the way the individual faces
If an infant’s parents are constantly working to keep a roof over their heads instead of providing a constant source to satisfy basic needs of the family, according to Erikson’s theory, the child will be mistrustful and lack hope in their development because of a lack of intimacy experienced during infancy; however, it’s arguable that later in life as the individual understands what the parents were doing they would have significant trust with the parents and appreciation for their sacrifice at the time. The author also understands these stages not to be fixed and rigid. If an individual does not attain the positive virtue from a step at the critical time period, it does not mean that they cannot progress through the rest of the stages or that they will never attain the positive
Cultural heritage is very influential in how individuals perceive others. Cultural heritage facilitates the formation of attitudes, beliefs, and understandings. With these formed attitudes, beliefs, and understandings individuals learn how to interact with others. These interactions relate to the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors experienced by the individual and ultimately circle back to how an individual develops and views others. Acculturative experiences, whether positive or negative, also influence the degree to which individuals acculturate into the dominant culture. Positive experiences may result in individuals embracing the dominant culture more; whereas, negative experiences may cause a desire to hold on to their minority culture and traditions. This also can influence the integration of an individual into society, as society is structured around the dominant culture and minority cultures face obstacles like oppression, a lack of privilege, and a lack of power. Understanding that we respond to what we perceive as reality is also important to validate each and every