Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development Flashcards
Age of “infancy” stage
Birth to 1 year old
Age of “toddler” stage
1 to 3
Age of “preschool” stage
4 to 6
Age of “school age” stage
7 to 11
Age of “adolescence” stage
12 to 19
Age of “young adulthood” stage
20 to 44
Age of “middle adulthood” stage
45 to 65
Age of “late adulthood” stage
65+
Developmental task for “infancy”
basic trust vs. mistrust
Developmental task for “toddler”
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Developmental task for “preschool”
initiative vs. guilt
Developmental task for “school age”
industry vs. inferiority
Developmental task for “adolescence”
identity vs. inferiority
Developmental task for “young adulthood”
intimacy vs. isolation
Developmental task for “middle adulthood”
generativity vs. stagnation
Developmental task for “late adulthood”
ego integrity vs. despair
learn either to trust or to not trust that significant others will properly care for their basic needs, including nourishment, sucking, warmth, cleanliness, and physical contact
infancy
learn either to be self-sufficient in many activities, including toileting, feeding, walking, and talking, or to doubt their own abilities
toddler
want to undertake many adultlike activities, sometimes going beyond the limits set by parents and feeling guilty because of it
preschool
eagerly learn to be competent and productive or feel inferior and unable to do any task well
school age
try to figure out “who am I?”. They establish sexual, ethnic, and career identities or are confused about what future roles to play
adolescence
seek companionship and love with another person or become isolated from others
young adulthood
are productive, performing meaningful work and raising a family, or become stagnant and inactive
middle adulthood
try to make sense out of their lives, either seeing life as meaningful and whole or despairing at goals never reached and questions never answered
late adulthood
