Psychosocial stage of developmentErik Erikson's personality theory is one of the most important theories used to explain how people develop their personalities. Despite being a psychoanalyst, Erikson did not limit himself to considering the psychosexual aspect as a mere factor that contributes to the development of the personality of individuals, but also took into account the psychosocial aspect. Erikson divided personality development into eight stages: basic trust vs. distrust, autonomy vs. shame and doubt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. role diffusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generativity vs. stagnation, integrity vs. desperation, (Cervone & Pervin, 2013; Johnson & Ahmad, 2014; According to this theory, I have been very. In matters of relationships, I have only a few friends; I tend to be very selective in the environment in which I move, and I do not welcome all types of people into my world. According to Erik Erikson's personality theory, I was significantly influenced by stage four: industriousness vs. inferiority. According to this theory these behaviors could have an explanation that dates back to my childhood. Erikson points out that in stage four, children need to be positively reinforced for scholastic, sporting or artistic activities in order to cultivate a high self-concept and a sense of industriousness, the child's efforts are perceived as inadequate, feelings of social and mental inferiority may carry over furtively into adulthood, ( Maitland, I could say without a doubt that both my grades and my athletic achievements caused my parents great satisfaction and pride. As a child I could sense this and these events helped reinforce and shape future behaviors. During my adolescence I had many difficulties with love relationships even sometimes having an inferiority complex after a breakup reached adulthood when I decided to take the initiative to improve it. Even though I have forgiven my father, the shame of the slap is a ghost that haunts me from time to time to this day. Research studies conducted with adults show that I have intense and vivid memories; autobiographical memories recur every decade; These studies also provide support for Erikson's theory of psychosocial development (Conway & Holmes,