Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is the name of a theory of psychology: Erik Erikson and his wife Joan Erikson coined the term. They found that during their lives, most people pass through eight stages of development.

Stages

Approximate Age	Photos	Virtues	Psychosocial crisis^[1]	Significant relationship	Existential question^[2]	Examples^[2]
Infancy Under 1 year		Hope	Trust vs. Mistrust	Mother	Can I trust the world?	Feeding, abandonment
Toddlerhood 1-3 years		Will	Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt	Parents	Is it okay to be me?	Toilet training, clothing themselves
Early childhood 3-6 years ^[3]		Purpose	Initiative vs. Guilt	Family	Is it okay for me to do, move, and act?	Exploring, using tools or making art
Middle Childhood 7-9 years ^[4]		Competence	Industry vs. Inferiority	Neighbors, School	Can I make it in the world of people and things?	School, sports
Teenager 10–24 years ^[5]		Fidelity	Identity vs. Role Confusion	Peers, Role Model	Who am I? Who can I be?	Social relationships
Early adulthood 25–44 years ^[6]		Love	Intimacy vs. Isolation	Friends, Partners	Can I love?	Romantic relationships
Middle Adulthood 45–79 years ^[7]		Care	Generativity vs. Stagnation	Household, Workmates	Can I make my life count?	Work, parenthood
Late Adulthood 80 and above ^[8]		Wisdom	Ego Integrity vs. Despair	Mankind, My kind	Is it okay to have been me?	Reflection on life

References

↑ "Erikson Tutorial Home Page". web.cortland.edu.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Macnow, Alexander Stone, ed. (2014). MCAT Behavioral Science Review. New York City: Kaplan Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-61865-485-4.
↑ Human development: a psychological, biological, and sociological approach to the life span: "III 3-6 (Play Age) Initiative vs. Guilt Family Purpose".
↑ Human development: a psychological, biological, and sociological approach to the life span: "IV 7-9 (School Age) Industry vs. Inferiority Neighborhood, School Competence ".
↑ Human development: a psychological, biological, and sociological approach to the life span: "V 10–24 (Adolescence) Identity vs. Identity Confusion Peer Groups Leadership Models Fidelity".
↑ Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends: "First, he considers young adulthood (age 25–44) which he describes as the struggle of "intamacy vs isolation."".
↑ Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends: "In Middle adulthood (age 45–79), the conflict of "generativity vs stagnation" arises".
↑ Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends: "Finally, Erikson takes us to the eighth stage of adulthood known as "later adulthood" (over 80) where development focuses on the integration of life's experiences, on embracing these experiences as inevitable aspects of oneself, and on accepting an orderliness in life and death".

[Cortland-1] "Erikson Tutorial Home Page". web.cortland.edu.

[psychology.sunysb-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Macnow, Alexander Stone, ed. (2014). MCAT Behavioral Science Review. New York City: Kaplan Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-61865-485-4.

[3] Human development: a psychological, biological, and sociological approach to the life span: "III 3-6 (Play Age) Initiative vs. Guilt Family Purpose".

[4] Human development: a psychological, biological, and sociological approach to the life span: "IV 7-9 (School Age) Industry vs. Inferiority Neighborhood, School Competence ".

[5] Human development: a psychological, biological, and sociological approach to the life span: "V 10–24 (Adolescence) Identity vs. Identity Confusion Peer Groups Leadership Models Fidelity".

[6] Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends: "First, he considers young adulthood (age 25–44) which he describes as the struggle of "intamacy vs isolation."".

[7] Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends: "In Middle adulthood (age 45–79), the conflict of "generativity vs stagnation" arises".

[8] Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends: "Finally, Erikson takes us to the eighth stage of adulthood known as "later adulthood" (over 80) where development focuses on the integration of life's experiences, on embracing these experiences as inevitable aspects of oneself, and on accepting an orderliness in life and death".

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