AP Psychology: 6.02 Erikson
Erik Erickson- Psychological development
Not just our parents that influence our social development but all interactions throughout our life
8 stages - at each we face an important issue or crisis, how we resolve each shapes our personality and affects our relationship with others
Principal Challenge | Age | Important Event | Description |
Trust vs. Mistrust | Birth- 18 months | Feeding | Infants form a loving, trusting relationship with parents; they also learn to mistrust others. |
Autonomy vs. Self doubt | 18 months- 3 years | Toilet Training | Child's energies are directed toward physical skills: walking, grasping, and toilet training. The child learns control along with a healthy dose of shame and doubt. |
Initiative vs. Guilt | 3-6 years | Independence | Child becomes more assertive, takes more initiative, becomes more forceful. |
Confidence vs. Inferiority | 6-12 years | School | The child must feel competent while risking a sense of inferiority and failure. |
Identity vs. Role confusion | Adolescence | Peers | Teens must achieve self-identity while deciphering their roles in occupation, politics, and religion. Can develop negative identity. |
Intimacy vs. Isolation | Young adult | Relationships | The young adult must develop marriage-seeking relationships while combating feelings of isolation. Further career or get married? |
Generativity vs. stagnation | Middle adult | Parenting | Want to generate something (join a rock band). They risk stagnation (growing old) |
Ego-integrity vs. despair | Late adult | Life Reflection | Acceptance of one's lifetime accomplishments and sense of fulfillment. Want control of their lives. |
AP Psychology: 6.02 Erikson
Erik Erickson- Psychological development
Not just our parents that influence our social development but all interactions throughout our life
8 stages - at each we face an important issue or crisis, how we resolve each shapes our personality and affects our relationship with others
Principal Challenge | Age | Important Event | Description |
Trust vs. Mistrust | Birth- 18 months | Feeding | Infants form a loving, trusting relationship with parents; they also learn to mistrust others. |
Autonomy vs. Self doubt | 18 months- 3 years | Toilet Training | Child's energies are directed toward physical skills: walking, grasping, and toilet training. The child learns control along with a healthy dose of shame and doubt. |
Initiative vs. Guilt | 3-6 years | Independence | Child becomes more assertive, takes more initiative, becomes more forceful. |
Confidence vs. Inferiority | 6-12 years | School | The child must feel competent while risking a sense of inferiority and failure. |
Identity vs. Role confusion | Adolescence | Peers | Teens must achieve self-identity while deciphering their roles in occupation, politics, and religion. Can develop negative identity. |
Intimacy vs. Isolation | Young adult | Relationships | The young adult must develop marriage-seeking relationships while combating feelings of isolation. Further career or get married? |
Generativity vs. stagnation | Middle adult | Parenting | Want to generate something (join a rock band). They risk stagnation (growing old) |
Ego-integrity vs. despair | Late adult | Life Reflection | Acceptance of one's lifetime accomplishments and sense of fulfillment. Want control of their lives. |
