PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to reflect upon your current self, your future hypothetical self at the end of your lifespan, and your values as they relate to Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development.
STEP 1
In 2007, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman starred in a movie called The Bucket List. They played two older men with terminal illnesses who happened to share a hospital room. While their lives were very different, they each had a bucket list of things they wanted to see or do before they died, so they went on an adventure together to complete their bucket lists.
Make a bucket list of ten things you’d like to see or do before you die. Rank them in order from most important (1) to least important (10).
STEP 2
Complete the core values exercise on the following website:
http://webmedia.jcu.edu/advising/files/2016/02/Core-Values-Exercise.pdf
STEP 3
Write an analytical paper that discusses your bucket list in relation to your core values and Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. Follow the structure below.
Paragraph 1
Describe Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development in your own words. Identify the stages by name. Then elaborate upon the concept of ego integrity.
Paragraph 2
Identify your core values at this time in your life, as determined by the core values exercise you completed. Why do you hold these values? What experiences from the past, concerns of the present, or wishes for the future have instilled these values in you?
Paragraph 3
Relate specific items on your bucket list to specific core values that you hold. How would completion of the bucket list item help you achieve “ego integrity�
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What other developmental tasks or conflicts from Erikson’s psychosocial theory are reflected in your wishes/goals? If you haven’t yet resolved some of the tasks from earlier stages in your life or your current stage in life, you might find that you have a wish/goal that relates to fulfillment of the task. You can consider any stage, such as identify vs. role confusion (the task for adolescence), intimacy vs. isolation (the task for young adulthood), and generativity vs. stagnation (the task for middle adulthood). Make sure to relate specific wishes/goals from your bucket list to specific developmental tasks.
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Write a short concluding paragraph reflecting upon whether you think you will have the same bucket list a decade from now, and two decades from now. When reflecting upon this question, assume that your wishes/goals have not yet been fulfilled.
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