Erikson's theories have something that we can all relate to as they cover a vast area of ​​development in our stages of life. There is no such thing as a typical person or a typical life, but we can all relate to some theories of Erikson's life stages. We have all gone through our own stages of development. Events such as graduation, marriage, birth of children, death of a parent are or will be part of our lives. Whether these events are positive or negative and how we handle them will determine our future (Diessner, 2008). Erikson's theory covers the 8 stages of man which, as we have discussed, might be based only on those with a Y chromosome, and might not be effective for those who do not. However, Erikson discusses the importance of trust and how a baby's first successful social test is as simple as letting the mother out of his sight. Each of the steps in his theory is linked in one way or another to an individual's insecurities. Self-Reliance Against Shame and Doubt relates to the infant stage where children begin to gain muscular strength, and being able to hold on to or let go of something may mean more to them than one might think. His theories still seem a little overwhelming to me, and I don't quite understand how they relate to growth processes, but I understand that this is why I am taking this course, and I hope that by the end of this module , I will have more. knowledge (Diessner, 2008). Erikson's first step, Basic Trust v. Distrust, similar to Freud's oral stage, involves learning to trust others by learning this emotion via maternal education. According to Erickson, children with attentive mothers are confident that their mothers will meet their every need and, in turn, individuals... middle of paper ....... According to Gilligan, these perspectives are inherently incorrect because they are developed only with the male role in mind. In fact, the development of women during their life cycle is unique in which they do not wait for men to "fill the inner space", but treat their own interpersonal relationships throughout their lives with a distinct set strengths and weaknesses (Diessner, 2008). In the text, Gilligan infers that women identify with how they obtain relationships and how they maintain such relationships (Diessner, 2008). Women have always been caregivers, whether due to genetic motivation or societal pressure, this caregiving role has developed as what is desirable for women. In my opinion, these societal pressures have helped create stress, leading to many mental health and substance abuse issues in the human services world..