Unit 6- Development

Question 1

Trust vs Mistrust

Answer 1

Infancy (to 1 year)
If needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust.

Question 2

Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Answer 2

Toddlerhood (1 to 3 years)

Toddlers learn to exercise their will and do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities.

Question 3

Initiative vs. guilt

Answer 3

Preschool (3 to 6 years)
Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about their efforts to be independent.

Question 4

Industry vs. inferiority

Answer 4

Elementary school (6 years to puberty)

Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior.

Question 5

Identity vs. role confusion

Answer 5

Adolescence (teen years into 20s)

Teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are.

Question 6

Intimacy vs. isolation

Answer 6

Young adulthood (20s to early 40s)

Young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated.

Question 7

Generativity vs. stagnation

Answer 7

Middle adulthood (40s to 60s)

In middle age, people discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family and work, or they may feel a lack of purpose.

Question 8

Integrity vs. despair

Answer 8

Late adulthood (late
60s and up)

Reflecting on his or her life, an older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure.