Unit 6- (Erikson's Stages) Development

Question 1

Infancy (to 1 yr)

Answer 1

trust vs mistrust
if needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of trust

Question 2

Toddlerhood (1-3 yrs)

Answer 2

autonomy vs. shame and guilt
toddlers learn to exercise their will and do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities

Question 3

Preschool (3-6)

Answer 3

initiative vs guilt
learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about their efforts to be independent

Question 4

Elementary school (6-puberty)

Answer 4

competence vs. inferiority
learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior

Question 5

Adolescence (teen-20s)

Answer 5

identity vs role confusion
teens work at refining sense of self by testing roles and integrating them to form one identity, or they become confused who they are.

Question 6

Young adulthood (20s-early 40s)

Answer 6

intimacy vs isolation
struggle to form close relationships and to gain capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated

Question 7

Middle adulthood (40s-60s)

Answer 7

generativity vs stagnation
discover sense of contributing to world, through family and work, or may feel a lack of purpose

Question 8

Late adulthood (late 60s and up

Answer 8

integrity vs despair
reflecting on lives, may feel sense of satisfaction or failure