Erikson's First Stage Of Psychosocial Development Case Study

1. What is the crisis experienced in Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development? How did Chrystell resolve this stage? What was the outcome of the crisis? Was it favorable or unfavorable?

Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development is Trust vs. Mistrust, in which an infant lives and loves through its mouth. Trust and mistrust are determined by the quality of care from the mother and affect how one trusts their environment in the future. In the case study, Chrystell resolves this stage because her mother consistently aids her with love, protection, and care, even when she makes a mistake or doesn't learn something right away. Chrystell was surrounded by a healthy, considerate, and trusting environment by her parents, which enabled her to develop confidence and become more trusting of herself and her environment. As a result, she became a quick learner and caught onto essential skills faster than other kids, placing less stress on her parents. In fact, her mother could get more sleep and only had to feed her at night once hastily. Overall,

Inferiority. In the case study, Chrystell faced many challenges during this phase of the birth and infancy years of her younger sister. Since attaining a positive outcome from this stage requires positive attention to achieve feelings of adequacy, Chrystell was negatively resolving this stage. This is because her parents suspected her of becoming jealous of her newborn sister since she now received much more attention than her, leading her to believe that her parents didn't value her as much anymore. Additionally, Chrystell developed a bit of anxiety and was stuttering her words for the first time frequently. Fortunately for Chrystell, she was able to positively come out of this stage at the end when her mother was able to divide attention evenly among the two kids, helping her regain the efficiency, confidence, and happiness she once