Erickson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

Psychosocial Tasks

Infancy (0-1 years)

Infancy (0-1 years)

Trust vs. mistrust

Toddlerhood (1-3 years)

Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Preschool (3-6 years)

Initiative vs. guilt

Elementary school (6 years to puberty)

Competence vs. inferiority

Adolescence (teen years to 20s)

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Young Adulthood (20s to early 40s)

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Middle Adulthood (40s to 60s)

Generativity vs. Stagnation

Late Adulthood (late 60s and up)

Integrity vs. Despair