Erik Erickson Psychological Theory of Personality Development

Temperamental Disposition

• A person's characteristic mood and attitude, which is influenced by their temperament.

• Temperament is a collection of traits that are part of a person's personality

Stage 1

Trust vs. Mistrust

Infancy

• A baby’s unconscious trust in being provided food, security and emotional comfort

• separation anxiety

Stage 2

Autonomy vs. Shame

Early Childhood

• Development of self awareness and identity

• test limits and boundaries to seek independence

• lack of independence

• doubt in child’s capabilities

Stage 3

Initiation vs. Guilt

Play Age

• Children Self direct their own course of activity

• learning pre school tasks

• failure to learn= guilt and shame

Stage 4

Industry vs. Inferiority

School age

• critical period of learning self confidence

• if learning fosters curiosity= motivated

• learning causes inferiority= apathetic

Stage 5

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Adolescence

• peer conformity

• identity crisis

• fear of next chapters of life

Stage 6

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Young Adulthood

• emotional ready to form a long term relationship

Stage 7

Generatively vs. Stagnation

Adulthood

• emotional and biological need to have children

• lack of ready is stagnation- self centerness

Stage 8

Ego Integrity vs. Despair

Maturity

• satisfied w life - die with integrity

• unsatisfied w life - death with despair