Erik Erikson

According to Eric Erikson, there are eight different social stages a person must go through as they mature. Each stage has a positive characteristic and a negative characteristic. One of the main elements of Erikson's psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity. Ego identity is the conscious sense of self that we develop through social interaction. According to Erikson, our ego identity is constantly changing due to new experiences and information we acquire in our daily interactions with others. In each stage, Erikson believed people experience a conflict that serves as a turning point in development. In Erikson's view, these conflicts are centered on either developing a psychological quality or failing to develop that quality. During these times, the potential for personal growth is high, but so is the potential for failure. In my opinion, I would fit into stage 6 Intimacy vs. Isolation in Erikson’s chart. In this stage, the most important events are love relationships Love relationships described by commitment and care with a relationship.

Intimacy refers to one's ability to relate to another human being on a personal level. It is about making a commitment to someone of having that close personal bond of meeting one another. Personally, I am now in a relationship with a person who has become committed to me and I to him. A committed relationship involves being confident about yourself and your relationship. Having a relationship can build one’s own self-confidence. Confidence is essential to a person’s self-assurance. A relationship like this enables the opportunity for a person to connect physically and emotionally with a person. It is a commitment to be responsible of the relationship and feel genuine care and concern for the other person in a relationship.

Care is the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something. We explore and build relationships with others till we find and feel a sense of caring from the other person. To care is to feel compassion and understanding fro the others feelings. Feeling love and care from another person outside of the family. Relationships generally make us happy. No matter how different a relationship is, it is still something that we want and long for. It gives us a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our lives. It is something that makes us feel loved, needed and wanted.

Avoiding intimacy, fearing commitment and relationships can lead to isolation, loneliness, and sometimes depression. It often arises when you have little contact with people but it can also occur when you feel you have little importance or value in other people's lives. Or when the people you are with see things very differently from you.

If you feel lonely for a long time it can bring with it a deep and long-term feeling of thinking everything is useless and a sensation of separateness or

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