According to the video, Erik H. Erikson: A Life’s Work by Davidson Films Inc. (1992), Erik H. Erikson, who was a psychologist, explains the influence of human relationship and life experience in human development and develops the theory, psychological development of human, which consists of eight stages: the first stage is starting the day that a person was born and the first three stages, Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame, and Initiative vs. Guilt, have a significant impact on the person’s personality and how he or she behaves and thinks (Davidson Films Inc., 1992). Therefore, parents and early childhood educators must promote the positive trusting relationship and life experience that young children need in order to enhance their healthy psychological development. …show more content…
Mistrust and is during the first 18 months of the life: this stage is a crucial stage of psychological human development because a infant learns the trusting relationship from his or her primary caregiver, and it influences the infant’s personally and behavior and affect the rest of his or her life (Davidson Films Inc., 1992). For example, when a infant cries because he or she is hungry or needs to be changed but does not receive the necessary care, and if this event happens often, the infant learns from the experiences that he or she cannot count on anyone for his or her needs, which leads to develop the mistrust. Erikson explains the importance of meeting the physical need and emotional need of a child because the child develop the trusting relationship by consistent care and sensitive responses by which meeting the physical need and satisfy the emotional need (Davidson Films Inc.,