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ERIK ERIKSON STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

Age Psychosocialconfict

Signi cantelations

St ength !"l#ination

Infancy(0 -1 year)

Trust vs. Mistrust Maternalperson/ PrimaryCaregiver

Hope - ppreciation of inter!epen!ence an! relate!ness- "ta#ility an! consistency of care- T$e infant s$oul! receive consistent% pre!icta#le

an! relia#le care to gain trust&arly c$il!$oo!/to!!ler(1-' years ol!)

utonomy vs."$ame an! !ou#t

Parents ill - cceptance of t$e cycle life% from integration to!isintegration

- C$il! #egins to assert t$eir in!epen!ence suc$ aspic ing *$ic$ toy to play

- llo*s t$e c$il! to e+plore t$eir a#ilitiesPre-sc$ooler('-, years ol!)

Initiative vs. uilt asic family Purpose - C$il! regularly interacting *it$ ot$er c$il!ren atsc$ool

- Central to t$is stage is play #ecause it provi!esopportunity to e+plore t$eir interpersonal s illst$roug$ initiating activities

ra!e-sc$ooler(,-1 years ol!)

In!ustry vs.Inferiority

Peers Competence

- C$il! s peer group *ill gain greater signi cancean! *ill #ecome a ma2or source of c$il! s self-esteem.

- egin to !evelop t$e sense of pri!e in t$eiraccomplis$ment.

Teenager(1 -13 years ol!)

I!entity vs. 4oleconfusion

5amily an!Peers

5i!elity - C$il!ren are #ecoming more inter!epen!ent- egin to loo at t$e future terms of career%

relations$ip% families- T$e in!ivi!ual *ants to #elong to a society an! t

in. 6oung a!ult( 0- 7 years ol!)

Intimacy vs.Isolation

"igni cantot$ers

8ove -"ense of t$e comple+ity of relations$ip% value often!erness an! loving freely

- 4elations$ips lea!ing to*ar! longer termcommitments *it$ someone ot$er t$an a familymem#er.

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Mi!-age a!ult( ,-,9 years ol!)

enarativity vs.stagnation

5amily ofprocreation%*or an!frien!s$ip

groups

Care -&sta#lis$e! careers% settle !o*n *i t$in arelations$ip

- Involve! in community activities an! organi:ations

;l!er a!ult(,7 < !eat$)

Integrity vs.=espair

5amily% *orl!%frien!s

is!om - Pro!uctivity slo*s !o*n% t$ey contemplate t$eiraccomplis$ment in life