Kaitlin Bettencourt
FSCJ
DEP2004
Spring A12
Psycho-Social Development in Big In the movie Big, Tom Hanks is an adolescent boy who gets frustrated with the limitations that come with being only 12 years old. He makes a wish that he was older and to his surprise it works! Unfortunately for him, he realizes that being older is not all that it is cracked up to be. Throughout the movie, young Josh (the main character) has to go through the developmental stages that an adult normally goes through, only they are happening all at once for him. I will be using Erikson 's stages of psychosocial development to analyze the growth of the Josh 's personality. He viewed personality as a result of our social interactions with other people throughout life. Whether we succeed or fail at these certain stages will determine how our personalities develop. Erikson proposed eight stages of development from ages 0-65+. From infancy to 18 months is knows as Trust vs Mistrust Stage. Failure at this can lead to mistrust. 2-3 years is known as Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt. Failure at this can lead to feelings of shame. From 3-5 years is known as Initiative vs Guilt. Failure at this can lead to feelings of guilt. From 6-11 years is known as Industry vs Inferiority. Failure at this can lead to feeling incompetent. After 40 until 65 is known as Generative vs …show more content…
Failure at this leads to little involvement in the world. Over 65 years of age is known as Ego Integrity vs Despair. Failure at this can lead to bitterness, despair or regret. Because this movie starts