1. 1-3 years
  2. 3-6 years
  3. 6-12years
  4. 12-18 years
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Option 1 : 1-3 years

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.

Stage

Psychosocial Crisis

Basic Virtue

Age

Characteristics

1.

Trust vs. Mistrust

Hope

Infancy (0 to 1½)

If needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust.

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.

3.

Initiative vs. Guilt

Purpose

Play Age (3 to 5)

Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent.

4.

Industry vs. Inferiority

Competency

School Age (5 to 12)

Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior.

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.

6.

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Love

Young Adult (18 to 40)

Young adults struggle to form close relationships, or they feel socially isolated.

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.

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.

 

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