Developmental Stages Flashcards
Basic Conflict: trust vs mistrust
infancy
Basic Conflict: initiative vs guilt
play age
Basic Conflict: autonomy vs doubt and shame
early childhood
Basic Conflict: identity vs identity confusion
adolescence
Basic Conflict: intimacy vs isolation
young adulthood
Basic Conflict: generativity vs stagnation
middle adulthood
Basic Conflict: ego integrity vs despair
old age
it is not a threat or catastrophe
Rather, it’s a turning point or a crucial period of increased vulnerability & heightened potential
crisis
neither thought much about nor resolved identity questions and have failed to chart future life directions.
identity diffusion
raised and resolved identity issues by making well-thought-out personal commitments to various life domains
identity achievement
currently experiencing an identity crisis and are asking questions about various life choices and seeking answers
moratorium
have committed to an identity, or identities, without experiencing the crisis of deciding if these commitments really suit them well.
foreclosure
ability to fuse one’s identity with another person without fear of losing it.
intimacy
the incapacity to take chances with one’s identity by sharing true intimacy
unable to accept the adult responsibilities of productive work, procreation, & mature love
isolation
generation of new beings, new products, and ideas
concerned with establishing & guiding the next generation
generativity
