In infancy, brian did not have the good fortune to have an affectionate mother. his mother suffered from alcoholism and abused drugs. she was always emotionally unavailable to him. as a result, he now has difficulty in his relationships with others and cannot trust people easily. this situation supports the views of the

It supports the views of the psychosocial development theory. This is the theory of Erik Erikson. He stated that children grow in a fixed order. Instead of putting the attention on cognitive development, he was attracted in how children mingle and how this affects their sense of self. His theory has eight diverse stages, each with two possible products. According to the theory, winning achievement of each stage results in a well personality and successful communications with others. Failure to successfully complete a stage can reduced the capacity to complete more stages and therefore can result to an unhealthy personality and sense of self.