Erikson

• Psychosocial development can be identified as the interactions between cognitive and social processes throughout the lifespan
• Trust vs Mistrust

  Birth - 18 months

  If needs are met, infants develop a sense of trust
• Autonomy vs Shame/doubt

  18 months - 3 years

  Toddlers learn to do things for themselves or they doubt their ability
• Initiative vs Guilt

  3 - 5 years

  Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks or feel guilty about their efforts to be independent
• Industry vs Inferiority

  6 - 12 years

  Children apply themselves or they feel inferior
• Identity vs Confusion

  Adolescence

  Teenagers find a sense of self or become confused about who they are
• Intimacy vs Isolation

  Young adulthood

  Form close relationships or can feel socially isolated
• Generativity vs Stagnation

  Middle adulthood

  Middle-aged discover a sense of contributing to the world or they may feel a lack of purpose
• Integrity vs Despair

  Late adulthood

  Older adults may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure