The Trust Versus Mistrust Theory of Erikson

I was born into a teenage mother, and the physical abuse between my mother and my father already exists. My mother always took care of me and I loved him, but since I wanted to be with my family created during my marriage, my father eventually was absent. When I was five years old, he was completely out of my life. I saw that my father was abusing his mother and I became a child.

The stage of trust and distrust has occurred in the first phase of psychologist Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory, about 18 months after birth. According to Ericsson, the stage of trust and distrust is the most important period of human life. Because it forms our personality with our view of the world. Since the baby is completely dependent on caregivers, the quality of care that the child receives will play an important role in forming the character of the child. At this stage, children will learn whether they can trust the surrounding people. When my baby is crying, does his caregiver meet his needs? When he is scared, will someone comfort him? Does she take nutrition from her caregiver when she is hungry?

According to Ericsson's theory, the first two stages of child development include trust, distrust, autonomy and shame and doubt. In the first two periods the focus was on children's confidence and the independence and autonomy of the world. Each of these basic phases plays a role in subsequent trailing phases. Just as children enter pre-school stage, children begin the third stage of psychosocial development centered on initiative and guilt. If you complete the first two stages successfully, the children now feel the world is reliable and they can act independently. Now it is important to understand that children can demonstrate their strengths in themselves and the world. They need to try out their abilities and explore. By doing so, they can develop ambition and direction