Mistrust
Definition: is Erikson’s first psychosocial stage, which is experienced in the first year of life. Trust in infancy sets the stage for a lifelong expectation that the world will be a good and pleasant place to live (Santrock, p.18). During the first year of my life, I was rarely separated from my twin, and I spent a majority of my time with her. My twin and I shared the same crib as well. From recollections of my family members, they intentionally kept us together because we would cry constantly if we were separated, if not we would look around as if we knew the other was missing. In regards to Erikson’s theory, I was relatively a trusting child because I knew my mother would return, regardless of where she was going. This may be due to having someone else present all of the time, my twin. Though my mother did inform me that I would cry if she would leave, specifically early on in life, which is