Perez Family Case: Future Developmental Tasks for Luis and Maria

Please complete question on the Perez family case - focus on Luis and Maria below. You will have to post your answer before reading other posts.  The Perez Family - Focus on Luis and Maria Luis, 41, and Maria, 40 have immigrated to the US from Argentina with their eight children and parents. Luis and Maria have started a new business. Luis’ father has died, leaving a grieving elderly mother. Maria, who thought she was experiencing menopause, is actually pregnant and Luis has just found out that he has a progressive, debilitating disease.

1. Identify the tasks, according to the Erikson theory, that need to be completed by Luis and Maria. Do you see any interruption to these tasks? 2. Do you see any economic implications for the family in the future? What does this mean for future developmental tasks for Luis and Maria and for the entire family system? Will the economic implications have an effect on the transitions and trajectories of the family members?