Compare And Contrast Erikson's Eight Stages Of The Life Span

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The Two Important Stages of the Life Span

William James, the father of American psychology, once said that, “Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds.” With that said, we are all human beings, living in the same world, developing at different speeds. After all, isn’t that the basic foundation of development? Development is the physical and psychological change that takes place in a human being throughout the course of his/her life span. No two persons are alike – in fact, we all go through the same changes, just at different
These eight stages extend from birth to death; changes take place during childhood as well as adolescence and adulthood. Though the actual ages may differ from one stage to another, the ages seem to be fitting for the majority of people. I won’t go too much into all eight of Erikson’s stages; however, I would like to discuss two stages that I find to be quite interesting. Adolescence and late adulthood are two stages that are quite intriguing, and after some research, I have found that there are some stark comparisons and contrasts between the
I’ve watched him grow up ever since he was an infant. Shafique used to be an adorable little boy who had this innocence behind him, like most children do before they hit puberty. I haven’t seen him in a couple of years, but I ran into him at a family event not too long ago, and my, has he changed. He’s at least a foot and a half taller, his body weight has increased by an average of thirty pounds, his voice doesn’t sound like a girl anymore, and his attitude and the way he dresses is parallel to that of any teenager you see these days. He dresses “emo,” with his hair all grown out and spiked up, tight skinny jeans, and bright colored t-shirts. He spends most of his time on the new social playground, facebook, flirting with girls his age and fighting back criticism from his male friends. From what I can recall, the after I had a thorough conversation with my cousin, he came off as a jerk, for a lack of better words. He was arrogant and cocky, and everything he said, he thought that he was absolutely right and that there was no room for anyone else’s opinion. All that I knew of him seemed like it had vanished. Not to my astonishment, I knew that he was going through puberty, you could tell from his one or two hairs growing on his chin. His relationship with his mom and dad are strong, because coming from an Asian background, familial bonds are really strong.