Erik Erikson

Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt

Early childhood (1.5-3 years) Centers on the child's growing sense of whether he or she is competent to carry out self-care

Stage 5: Identity vs Role Confusion

Adolescence (12 to 18) Most explicitly concerned with identity formation. A complex stage in which adolescents explore different possibilities for their roles in society, as well as their personal beliefs and goals. The ideal outcome of this crisis is the formation of a stable sense of identity. The alternate is role confusion, which is a lack of clear ideas about self and social belonging.

Stage 7: Generativity vs Stagnation

Adulthood (40 to 65) Requires individuals to determine the extent to which they wish to "put back" energy into family, work, community (generativity) or simply care for their own needs (stagnation)

Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust

Infancy/first year of life Infant develops lasting ideas about trust according to the actions of the parents

Stage 8 Integrity vs Despair

Maturity (65+) A dilemma in which people of old age evaluate their lifetimes and develop a sense of how well they have lived.

Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt

Play Age (3 to 5 years) Children attempt to develop the ability to execute a plan, such as in play activities

Stage 4: Industry vs Inferiority

School Age (5 to 12) Takes place when children are immersed in the more complex social environment of school. It entails the crisis of whether or not a child views themselves as capable of mastering skills that are societally valued

Stages of Erikson's Psychosocial Development Theory

Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust Stage 2: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt Stage 3: Initiative vs Guilt Stage 4: Industry vs Inferiority Stage 5: Identity vs Role Confusion Stage 6: Intimacy vs Isolation Stage 7: Generativity vs Stagnation Stage 8 Integrity vs Despair

Stage 6: Intimacy vs Isolation

Young Adult (18 to 40) Occurs in young adulthood and involved the ability to form emotionally significant relationships with others.