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br Into my Own Identity Erikson 's Psycho-Social Crisis Confronted Erik Erickson , is known as one of the most prominent researchers in the area of human behavior , as it relates to personality development and social interaction . His theory on development called the Eight Stages of Man ' is a set a crises that must be undergone during different times throughout the lifespan . With all eight stages there can be adaptation and normal adjustment to the crisis presented or there may be difficulties with dealing within the crisis , leading to maladaptive behavior . This

is important to note in the field of psychoanalysis , the area where Erikson practiced , because using this theory , a therapist may assist a client by referring back to a stage where development may have been stunted . The stages in are trust versus mistrust , autonomy versus shame and doubt , initiative versus guilt , accomplishment /industry versus inferiority , identity versus role confusion , intimacy versus isolation , generativity versus stagnation and finally ego integrity versus despair . I would like to further explore the crisis of identity versus role confusion and the role it has played in my own life . Many people are familiar with the saying identity crisis , so it is the easiest to both explain personally , and to have others relate to , more easily

The crisis of identity versus role confusion comes to a person in their lifespan , around adolescence . It is at this point in a person 's life where choices are laid in front of them and choices must be made Teenagers are inundated with social pressures that pull them to choose what kind of adult they will be , although they are not yet adults . This can be highly confusing as teens struggle to define their own sense in how they fit in the world of such things as politics , religion , and other groups that they may identify with . Without understanding where you fit in in the groups around you , it is impossible to really know yourself . This stage allows you to practice what works in your social interactions with others and what doesn 't work . You discover what areas you feel comfortable in , in relation to interactions with others such as what church you feel comfortable with or if you even feel comfortable with religion at all . It is at this time you ask yourself who am I ' and must work to find out the answer . This stage is full of frustration and one can either fill in the blank as to their own identity or remain confused and develop problems

As long as an adolescent has the freedom to experiment with roles lessened anxiety and pressure from authority figures , ways to achieve goals in the community , along with other helpful and unobtrusive avenues of exploration , this crisis can be overcome . But events like excess anxiety toward the teen due to anxiety from parents in their changing role in one another 's life , limited access to vocational exploration or cultural institutions , or unfair sanctions on healthy role experimentation (such as...