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Erik Erikson’s Psycho-social Theory focused on the adaptive function of the ego and the development of ego strength.
- Erik Erikson has given a theory that personality development had eight stages that were arranged hierarchical and were ordered.
- Erik H. Erikson coined the term identity crisis.
- According to Erikson, the identity crisis is a stage of intensive analysis and exploration of different ways of looking at oneself.
Erikson covered human personality development in a series of eight stages that take place from the time of birth and continue throughout an individual’s complete life.
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Stage |
Psychosocial Crisis |
Basic Virtue |
Age |
Characteristics |
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1. |
Trust vs. Mistrust |
Hope |
Infancy (0 to 1½) |
If needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust. |
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2. |
Autonomy vs. Shame |
Will |
Early Childhood (1½ to 3) |
Toddlers learn to exercise will and do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities. |
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3. |
Initiative vs. Guilt |
Purpose |
Play Age (3 to 5) |
Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent. |
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4. |
Industry vs. Inferiority |
Competency |
School Age (5 to 12) |
Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior. |
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5. |
Ego identity vs. Role Confusion |
Fidelity |
Adolescence (12 to 18) |
Teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles, or they become confused about their identity. |
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6. |
Intimacy vs. Isolation |
Love |
Young Adult (18 to 40) |
Young adults struggle to form close relationships, or they feel socially isolated. |
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7. |
Generative vs. Stagnation |
Care |
Adulthood (40 to 65) |
The middle-aged discover a sense of contribution to the world, or they may feel a lack of purpose. |
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8. |
Ego integrity vs. Despair |
Wisdom |
Maturity (65) |
When reflecting on his/her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure. |