THEORY OF
PSYCHOSOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
ERIK ERIKSON
A psychologist born in
Frankfurt, Germany
ERIK ERIKSON
TRUST VS. MISTRUST
Infancy (birth to 18 months)
Stage 1
AUTONOMY VS.
SHAME AND DOUBT
Early Childhood (2 to 3 years)
Stage 2
INITIATIVE VS. GUILT
Preschool (3 to 5 years)
Stage 3
INDUSTRY VS. INFERIORITY
School Age (6 to 11 years)
Stage 4
IDENTITY VS. CONFUSION
Adolescence (12 to 18 years)
Stage 5
INTIMACY VS. ISOLATION
Young Adulthood (19 to 40 years)
Stage 6
GENERATIVITY VS.
STAGNATION
Middle Adulthood (40 to 65 years)
Stage 7
INTEGRITY VS. DESPAIR
Maturity (65 to death)
Stage 8
OUTCOME/VIRTUE
HOPE
WILL
PURPOSE
COMPETENCE
FIDELITY
LOVE
CARE
WISDOM