You were hired to complete an internship for a local psychology magazine. Your manager has assigned you a writing assignment. You are expected to interview family and friends to inquire about their psychosocial developmental stage of life.
Interview 2 to 3 family members or friends to inquire about their psychosocial developmental stage of life. Additionally, either during the interview or at another time, observe the behavior of your family members or friends.
Write a 500-to 900-word APA paper that does the following:
Explains what Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development are
Describes 1 to 2 interactions that each family member or friend had
For each participant selected, discuss their psychosocial stage of development:
What is their strength?
Which crisis are they experiencing? (ie. trust versus mistrust)
How will they overcome the crisis?
Do you agree with the analysis? Why or why not?
Discusses the application of Erikson’s theory to the behavior of your family members or friends
Cite all sources, (No papers will be accepted in this course without references and citations). In this paper citations for personal communication should be shown these are not included in your reference section, if you are unsure how to do this look it up.
NOTE: This is a subjective paper, it is appropriate to use first person narrative.
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