Erik Erikson's stages of human development were an interesting concept to me. While they are not the main, or maybe the correct examples of conflict for everyone in these time frames, they really made me think. Our goals in life change as quickly as we do, each with their own sensitivity, their need to be met and dealt with. We may eventually resolve the problems that arise in one stage of life later on, but there is that crutial point in time when it seems as if that is what is important too you. True, no one year old is worrying about their autonomy, but the things that they do reflect that idea. It isn't always a mental exercise of thinking your way through these stages, as it can be as we get older in life, but the actions we do that reflect these things.
I decided, to try and find multimedia examples, tv shows, plays, and other examples of media that shows the stages in one way or another.
Trust vs. Mistrust
Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
Initiative vs. Guilt
Industry vs. Inferiority
Identity vs. Identity Confusion
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Generatively vs. Stagnation
Integrity vs. Despair
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