Exam 1: Erikson; Developmental Theories

Question 1

Main Idea

Answer 1

Humans are motivated by more than biological drives and have a major psychosocial task to accomplish/crisis to overcome across 8 developmental stages

Question 2

Psychosocial stage: Trust vs. mistrust

Answer 2

0-1
Infant needs basic needs consistently met to feel the world is trustworthy
Can I trust the world? am I taken care of, fed, held, etc?

Question 3

Psychosocial stage: Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Answer 3

1-2
Mobile toddlers who can now walk have a newfound freedom and being able to exercise this freedom allows them to learn basic independence
can i navigate the world on my own? or should i be afraid?

Question 4

Psychosocial stage: Initiative vs. Guilt

Answer 4

3-5
Initiate activities and like to do things by themselves
play on own, engage in new activities

Question 5

Psychosocial stage: Industry vs inferiority

Answer 5

6-11
Focus on accomplishments and start making comparisons between themselves and classmates
doing good at school? playing at recess appropriately? - feel inferior if failing

Question 6

Psychosocial stage: Identity vs role confusion

Answer 6

Adolescence
who am I?
Teenagers trying to gain sense of identity

Question 7

Psychosocial stage: intimacy vs isolation

Answer 7

Young adulthood
Making first long-term commitments in intimate relationships
-finding intimacy and connections

Question 8

Psychosocial stage: Generativity vs. stagnation

Answer 8

Middle Adulthood
Focus on work and home, want to make contribution to society
-have i done meaningful things and contributed to society?

Question 9

Psychosexual stage: integrity vs despair

Answer 9

Looking back on life
did I live life I want to live? am I the person I want to be?