Erik Erikson’s 8 Psychosocial Stages

of DevelopmentLaMour Gregg & Emily Wold

Sticky Time!Decide as a team what age group each of your sticky notes fits best under.

You can move around your team’s sticky notes as you go.

Why did you place them where you did?

How did you do?

Infancy (0-1yr.): Trust vs. Mistrust Coming to trust the mother and the environment -- to associate surroundings with feelings of inner goodness.

Security & Affection:

Success leads to trusting their parents love and affection

Failure leads to viewing the world as inconsistent and unpredictable

Early Childhood (2-3yrs.): Autonomy vs. Shame & DoubtDeveloping the wish to make choices and the self-control to exercise choice

Budding Independence:

Success leads to taking on new tasks, and pride in doing things independently.

Failure leads to doubting their ability to do things on their own.

Preschool Years (4-5yrs.): Initiative vs. Guilt Adding planning and “attacking” to choice; becoming active and on the move

Independence:

Success leads to planning tasks and learning the difference between right and wrong behaviors.

Failure to acquire the skills of this stage leads to guilt, self-doubt and lack of initiative.

Grammar School Years (6-12yrs.): Industry vs. InferiorityBecoming eagerly absorbed in skills, tasks, and productivity; mastering the fundamentals of technology

Competency:

Success leads to a better sense of pride & work Failure leads to doubting of their abilities

What they need:Positive reinforcement & encouragement

Adolescence (13-18yrs.): Identity vs. Role DiffusionConnecting skills and social roles to formation of career objectives

Who am I?

Success leads to a solid sense of self, values, morals and role in society

Failure leads to confusion about who they are and where they fit in

Young Adulthood (19-30): Intimacy vs. IsolationCommitting the self to another; engaging in sexual love/romantic relationships

Relationships:

Success leads to comfortable relationships with commitment, care and safety

Failure leads to loneliness and fear of close relationships or commitment

Middle Adulthood: Generativity vs. StagnationNeeding to be needed; guiding and encouraging the younger generation; being creative

Contribution:

Success is measured in what they have contributed to their work, society, community and family (generativity)

Failure is measured in their lack of contributions

Late Adulthood: Integrity vs. Despair Accepting the timing and placing of one’s own life cycle; achieving wisdom and dignity

Assess life’s worth:

Success leads to wisdom

Failure leads to bitterness and regret

What they need:

To look back on life and feel a sense of fulfillment

Next up!In your groups:

Come up with a real-life example of the stage you are assigned

Create/illustrate a comic or visual representation of the example

Before you go...In your groups, explain to the class:

What is your example?

How does the comic/picture represent that stage?

Why did you pick that example?