AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the first stage of Erikson’s psychosocial model, infancy is crucial to our psychosocial development. During our initial 18 months, we are uncertain about the world in which we find ourselves and must develop basic trust.

Detailed explanation-2: -the first of Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development, between birth and 18 months of age. During this stage, the infant either comes to view other people and himself or herself as trustworthy or comes to develop a fundamental distrust of his or her environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Erikson, the first stage of development surrounds the psychosocial Crisis of Trust vs. Mistrust. Although this stage generally occurs in the first 18 months of life, Erikson did not apply specific ages to the stages.

Detailed explanation-4: -The next time the child is hungry, they will cry in the hopes that the mother will hear the cry and feed the child again. If the mother succeeds in fulfilling the child’s needs, trust will grow stronger. If the mother fails to feed the child, their hopes will be dashed and mistrust may start to form.

Detailed explanation-5: -Erikson’s second stage of development is the beginning of the individual discovering who they are apart from their caregiver. Children who succeed in this phase establish the ability to determine what they do and how they do it. The gift of this stage, according to Erikson, is the will or the ability to assert oneself.