My JourneyMy Journey Through LifeThrough Life My Journey Through Life "Every stage of life tells a story, and every memory shapes who I am today." A Digital Scrapbook Based onA Digital Scrapbook Based on Erik EriksoN’S AND DONALDErik EriksoN’S AND DONALD SUPER’S Stages ofSUPER’S Stages of Psychosocial DevelopmentPsychosocial Development A Digital Scrapbook Based on Erik EriksoN’S AND DONALD SUPER’S Stages of Psychosocial DevelopmentPrepared by:Yohanne S. Mercones | Life Skills | 2026-2027
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION Every person goes throughEvery person goes through different stages of growthdifferent stages of growth that shape who they become.that shape who they become. From infancy to adulthood,From infancy to adulthood, we learn, face challenges,we learn, face challenges, build relationships, andbuild relationships, and discover our purpose in life.discover our purpose in life. This scrapbook presents myThis scrapbook presents my journey through these stagesjourney through these stages by connecting the theories ofby connecting the theories of Erik Erikson and DonaldErik Erikson and Donald Super.Super. Every person goes through different stages of growth that shape who they become. From infancy to adulthood, we learn, face challenges, build relationships, and discover our purpose in life. This scrapbook presents my journey through these stages by connecting the theories of Erik Erikson and Donald Super.
Developed the Eight Stages of PsychosocialDeveloped the Eight Stages of Psychosocial DeveloDevelopmepment.nt. Focused on how people develop their identity andFocused on how people develop their identity and personality throughout life.personality throughout life. Believed every stage presents a challenge thatBelieved every stage presents a challenge that helps shape a person's character.helps shape a person's character. Developed the Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development. Focused on how people develop their identity and personality throughout life. Believed every stage presents a challenge that helps shape a person's character. Known for:Known for:Known for: Erick EriksonErick EriksonErick EriksonHow theirHow their theoriestheories connected?connected? How their theories connected? Donald SuperDonald SuperDonald Super Known for:Known for:Known for: Developed the Life-Span, Life-Space Theory.Developed the Life-Span, Life-Space Theory. ExplaiExplained that career development is aned that career development is a lifelong process.lifelong process. Believed our interests, abilities, and life rolesBelieved our interests, abilities, and life roles change as we grow.change as we grow. Developed the Life-Span, Life-Space Theory. Explained that career development is a lifelong process. Believed our interests, abilities, and life roles change as we grow.
STAGES OF HUMANSTAGES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT STAGES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Stage 1: InfancyStage 1: InfancyStage 1: Infancy Stage 2: Early ChildhoodStage 2: Early ChildhoodStage 2: Early Childhood Stage 3: PreschoolStage 3: PreschoolStage 3: Preschool Stage 4: School AgeStage 4: School AgeStage 4: School Age Stage 5: AdolescenceStage 5: AdolescenceStage 5: Adolescence Stage 6: Early AdulthoodStage 6: Early AdulthoodStage 6: Early Adulthood Stage 7; Middle AgeStage 7; Middle AgeStage 7; Middle Age Stage 8: Late AdulthoodStage 8: Late AdulthoodStage 8: Late Adulthood
Stage 1: InfancyStage 1: InfancyStage 1: Infancy TRUST VS MISTRUSTTRUST VS MISTRUSTTRUST VS MISTRUST0-1 yr. old0-1 yr. old0-1 yr. old Every journeyEvery journey begins with love,begins with love, care, and thecare, and the comfort of beingcomfort of being held.held. Every journey begins with love, care, and the comfort of being held. During this stage, I was completelyDuring this stage, I was completely dependent on my parents anddependent on my parents and family for my needs. Through theirfamily for my needs. Through their love, care, and protection, Ilove, care, and protection, I gradually developed a sense ofgradually developed a sense of trust and security. These earlytrust and security. These early experiences became the foundationexperiences became the foundation of how I would begin to see theof how I would begin to see the world.world. During this stage, I was completely dependent on my parents and family for my needs. Through their love, care, and protection, I gradually developed a sense of trust and security. These early experiences became the foundation of how I would begin to see the world.Although I cannot remember thisAlthough I cannot remember this stage myself, I know that the lovestage myself, I know that the love and support I received helpedand support I received helped shape who I am today. Lookingshape who I am today. Looking back through this memory remindsback through this memory reminds me that every person's journeyme that every person's journey begins with someone who chooses tobegins with someone who chooses to care, protect, and believe in them.care, protect, and believe in them. Although I cannot remember this stage myself, I know that the love and support I received helped shape who I am today. Looking back through this memory reminds me that every person's journey begins with someone who chooses to care, protect, and believe in them.
AUTONOMY VS SHAME/DOUBTAUTONOMY VS SHAME/DOUBTAUTONOMY VS SHAME/DOUBT Stage 2: Early ChildhoodStage 2: Early ChildhoodStage 2: Early Childhood1-3 yr. old1-3 yr. old1-3 yr. old Every little step IEvery little step I took was thetook was the beginning ofbeginning of discovering who Idiscovering who I could become.could become. Every little step I took was the beginning of discovering who I could become. During this stage, I began toDuring this stage, I began to explore the world with growingexplore the world with growing curiosity and confidence. As Icuriosity and confidence. As I learned simple tasks on my ownlearned simple tasks on my own and made small choices, I startedand made small choices, I started developing a sense ofdeveloping a sense of independence. The encouragementindependence. The encouragement and guidance I received helped meand guidance I received helped me become more confident in tryingbecome more confident in trying new things.new things. During this stage, I began to explore the world with growing curiosity and confidence. As I learned simple tasks on my own and made small choices, I started developing a sense of independence. The encouragement and guidance I received helped me become more confident in trying new things.Looking back, I realize that everyLooking back, I realize that every small achievement mattered.small achievement mattered. Learning to do things on my ownLearning to do things on my own taught me to be more confidenttaught me to be more confident and resilient. Those early momentsand resilient. Those early moments of independence became the firstof independence became the first steps toward believing in myselfsteps toward believing in myself and embracing new challenges.and embracing new challenges. Looking back, I realize that every small achievement mattered. Learning to do things on my own taught me to be more confident and resilient. Those early moments of independence became the first steps toward believing in myself and embracing new challenges.
INITIATIVE VS GUILTINITIATIVE VS GUILTINITIATIVE VS GUILT Stage 3: PreschoolStage 3: PreschoolStage 3: Preschool3-6 yr. old3-6 yr. old3-6 yr. old Curiosity becameCuriosity became my guide, andmy guide, and every new adventureevery new adventure helped me grow.helped me grow. Curiosity became my guide, and every new adventure helped me grow. During this stage, I became moreDuring this stage, I became more curious about the world around me.curious about the world around me. I enjoyed asking questions,I enjoyed asking questions, playing, and trying new activities.playing, and trying new activities. Through these experiences, IThrough these experiences, I learned to take initiative, expresslearned to take initiative, express my ideas, and build confidencemy ideas, and build confidence while discovering new things everywhile discovering new things every day.day. During this stage, I became more curious about the world around me. I enjoyed asking questions, playing, and trying new activities. Through these experiences, I learned to take initiative, express my ideas, and build confidence while discovering new things every day.When I look back at this stage, IWhen I look back at this stage, I see how important it was to besee how important it was to be encouraged to explore and beencouraged to explore and be myself. Every game I played, everymyself. Every game I played, every question I asked, and every newquestion I asked, and every new experience helped shape myexperience helped shape my confidence. These little momentsconfidence. These little moments taught me that learning beginstaught me that learning begins with curiosity and the courage towith curiosity and the courage to try.try. When I look back at this stage, I see how important it was to be encouraged to explore and be myself. Every game I played, every question I asked, and every new experience helped shape my confidence. These little moments taught me that learning begins with curiosity and the courage to try.
INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITYINDUSTRY VS INFERIORITYINDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY Stage 4: School AgeStage 4: School AgeStage 4: School Age7-11 yr. old7-11 yr. old7-11 yr. old Every lesson learnedEvery lesson learned and every challengeand every challenge faced helped mefaced helped me discover what I wasdiscover what I was capable of.capable of. Every lesson learned and every challenge faced helped me discover what I was capable of. During this stage, I spent most ofDuring this stage, I spent most of my time learning in school, buildingmy time learning in school, building friendships, and developing newfriendships, and developing new skills. Through studying,skills. Through studying, participating in activities, andparticipating in activities, and completing different tasks, Icompleting different tasks, I learned the value of hard work,learned the value of hard work, responsibility, and perseverance.responsibility, and perseverance. Each experience helped me growEach experience helped me grow more confident in my abilities.more confident in my abilities. During this stage, I spent most of my time learning in school, building friendships, and developing new skills. Through studying, participating in activities, and completing different tasks, I learned the value of hard work, responsibility, and perseverance. Each experience helped me grow more confident in my abilities.My elementary years were filledMy elementary years were filled with lessons that went beyond thewith lessons that went beyond the classroom. Every successclassroom. Every success encouraged me to keep improving,encouraged me to keep improving, while every mistake became anwhile every mistake became an opportunity to learn. Looking back,opportunity to learn. Looking back, I realize that these experiencesI realize that these experiences helped me build confidence,helped me build confidence, develop my strengths, and believedevelop my strengths, and believe that effort can lead to growth.that effort can lead to growth. My elementary years were filled with lessons that went beyond the classroom. Every success encouraged me to keep improving, while every mistake became an opportunity to learn. Looking back, I realize that these experiences helped me build confidence, develop my strengths, and believe that effort can lead to growth.
IDENTITY VS CONFUSIONIDENTITY VS CONFUSIONIDENTITY VS CONFUSION Stage 5: AdolescenceStage 5: AdolescenceStage 5: Adolescence12-18 yr old12-18 yr old12-18 yr old Every experience,Every experience, every choice, andevery choice, and every challenge hasevery challenge has shaped the person Ishaped the person I am becoming.am becoming. Every experience, every choice, and every challenge has shaped the person I am becoming. During adolescence, I began toDuring adolescence, I began to discover more about myself, mydiscover more about myself, my interests, values, strengths, andinterests, values, strengths, and goals. As I faced new experiencesgoals. As I faced new experiences and responsibilities, I learned toand responsibilities, I learned to make my own decisions and developmake my own decisions and develop a clearer sense of who I am. Thisa clearer sense of who I am. This stage continues to shape mystage continues to shape my identity as I prepare for theidentity as I prepare for the future.future. During adolescence, I began to discover more about myself, my interests, values, strengths, and goals. As I faced new experiences and responsibilities, I learned to make my own decisions and develop a clearer sense of who I am. This stage continues to shape my identity as I prepare for the future.This stage has taught me thatThis stage has taught me that finding myself is a journey, notfinding myself is a journey, not something that happens overnight.something that happens overnight. Every success, mistake, and lessonEvery success, mistake, and lesson has helped me grow into a strongerhas helped me grow into a stronger and more confident person.and more confident person. Although I am still learning andAlthough I am still learning and changing, I am becoming morechanging, I am becoming more certain of the person I want to becertain of the person I want to be and the future I hope to create.and the future I hope to create. This stage has taught me that finding myself is a journey, not something that happens overnight. Every success, mistake, and lesson has helped me grow into a stronger and more confident person. Although I am still learning and changing, I am becoming more certain of the person I want to be and the future I hope to create.
INTIMACY VS ISOLATIONINTIMACY VS ISOLATIONINTIMACY VS ISOLATION Stage 6: Early AdulthoodStage 6: Early AdulthoodStage 6: Early Adulthood19-29 yr. old19-29 yr. old19-29 yr. old The future holdsThe future holds meaningfulmeaningful connections, and Iconnections, and I hope to build themhope to build them with trust, respect,with trust, respect, and love.and love. The future holds meaningful connections, and I hope to build them with trust, respect, and love. This stage focuses on building closeThis stage focuses on building close relationships and formingrelationships and forming meaningful connections withmeaningful connections with others. As I enter adulthood in theothers. As I enter adulthood in the future, I hope to developfuture, I hope to develop relationships based on trust,relationships based on trust, understanding, and mutualunderstanding, and mutual support while continuing to growsupport while continuing to grow as an individual.as an individual. This stage focuses on building close relationships and forming meaningful connections with others. As I enter adulthood in the future, I hope to develop relationships based on trust, understanding, and mutual support while continuing to grow as an individual.Although I have not reached thisAlthough I have not reached this stage yet, I believe that healthystage yet, I believe that healthy relationships are built throughrelationships are built through honesty, kindness, and respect. Ihonesty, kindness, and respect. I hope to become someone who valueshope to become someone who values genuine connections and supportsgenuine connections and supports the people who become part of mythe people who become part of my life's journey.life's journey. Although I have not reached this stage yet, I believe that healthy relationships are built through honesty, kindness, and respect. I hope to become someone who values genuine connections and supports the people who become part of my life's journey.
GENERATIVITY VS STAGNATIONGENERATIVITY VS STAGNATIONGENERATIVITY VS STAGNATION Stage 7; Middle AgeStage 7; Middle AgeStage 7; Middle Age30-64 yr. old30-64 yr. old30-64 yr. old Success becomesSuccess becomes more meaningfulmore meaningful when it is sharedwhen it is shared with others.with others. Success becomes more meaningful when it is shared with others. During this stage, adults oftenDuring this stage, adults often focus on contributing to theirfocus on contributing to their families, careers, and communities.families, careers, and communities. In the future, I hope to use myIn the future, I hope to use my knowledge and experiences to makeknowledge and experiences to make a positive difference in the lives ofa positive difference in the lives of others while continuing to growothers while continuing to grow personally and professionally.personally and professionally. During this stage, adults often focus on contributing to their families, careers, and communities. In the future, I hope to use my knowledge and experiences to make a positive difference in the lives of others while continuing to grow personally and professionally.I aspire to become someone whoI aspire to become someone who inspires, guides, and gives back toinspires, guides, and gives back to others. Whether through myothers. Whether through my family, career, or community, Ifamily, career, or community, I hope my actions will leave ahope my actions will leave a positive impact and encouragepositive impact and encourage others to pursue their own dreams.others to pursue their own dreams. I aspire to become someone who inspires, guides, and gives back to others. Whether through my family, career, or community, I hope my actions will leave a positive impact and encourage others to pursue their own dreams.
INTEGRITY VS DESPAIRINTEGRITY VS DESPAIRINTEGRITY VS DESPAIR65+ yr. old65+ yr. old65+ yr. old A life well lived isA life well lived is measured by themeasured by the memories createdmemories created and the livesand the lives touched along thetouched along the way.way. A life well lived is measured by the memories created and the lives touched along the way. This stage involves reflecting onThis stage involves reflecting on one's life with a sense ofone's life with a sense of fulfillment and acceptance.fulfillment and acceptance. Looking ahead, I hope to reach thisLooking ahead, I hope to reach this stage with gratitude, knowing thatstage with gratitude, knowing that I lived with purpose, embracedI lived with purpose, embraced challenges, and cherished thechallenges, and cherished the people and experiences thatpeople and experiences that shaped my journey.shaped my journey. This stage involves reflecting on one's life with a sense of fulfillment and acceptance. Looking ahead, I hope to reach this stage with gratitude, knowing that I lived with purpose, embraced challenges, and cherished the people and experiences that shaped my journey.Although this stage is far ahead, itAlthough this stage is far ahead, it reminds me to make choices todayreminds me to make choices today that I can be proud of tomorrow.that I can be proud of tomorrow. My goal is to live a meaningful lifeMy goal is to live a meaningful life filled with love, growth, andfilled with love, growth, and compassion so that, one day, I cancompassion so that, one day, I can look back with peace andlook back with peace and satisfaction.satisfaction. Although this stage is far ahead, it reminds me to make choices today that I can be proud of tomorrow. My goal is to live a meaningful life filled with love, growth, and compassion so that, one day, I can look back with peace and satisfaction. Stage 8: Late AdulthoodStage 8: Late AdulthoodStage 8: Late Adulthood
Looking back through each stage ofLooking back through each stage of development, I realized that every experiencedevelopment, I realized that every experience whether joyful or challenging has played awhether joyful or challenging has played a part in shaping who I am today. Erikpart in shaping who I am today. Erik Erikson's theory reminds me that growth is aErikson's theory reminds me that growth is a lifelong journey, while Donald Super'slifelong journey, while Donald Super's theory shows that our dreams and careerstheory shows that our dreams and careers continue to evolve as we do. Although I havecontinue to evolve as we do. Although I have not yet experienced every stage of life, I looknot yet experienced every stage of life, I look forward to the future with hope, confidence,forward to the future with hope, confidence, and the desire to keep learning. Everyand the desire to keep learning. Every chapter of life has a purpose, and I amchapter of life has a purpose, and I am excited to discover what comes next.excited to discover what comes next. Looking back through each stage of development, I realized that every experience whether joyful or challenging has played a part in shaping who I am today. Erik Erikson's theory reminds me that growth is a lifelong journey, while Donald Super's theory shows that our dreams and careers continue to evolve as we do. Although I have not yet experienced every stage of life, I look forward to the future with hope, confidence, and the desire to keep learning. Every chapter of life has a purpose, and I am excited to discover what comes next.
Thank you for taking the time toThank you for taking the time to read my scrapbook and be partread my scrapbook and be part of my journey through life'sof my journey through life's different stages..different stages.. Thank you for taking the time to read my scrapbook and be part of my journey through life's different stages..The journey doesn't end here... the best chapters are still waiting to be written. To God be the highest glory.To God be the highest glory.To God be the highest glory.