Basic trust vs. mistrust

Infancy - Birth to 1yr - infants learn to trust or to not trust that significant others will properly care for their basic needs including nourishment, sucking, warmth, cleanliness, and physical contact.

Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt

Toddler - 1 to 3yrs - children learn either to be self-sufficient in many activities, including toileting, feeding, walking, and talking, or to doubt their own abilities

Initiative vs. guilt

Preschool - 4 to 6yrs - children want to undertake many adultlike activiities, sometimes going beyond the limits set by parents and feeling guilty because of it

Industry vs inferiority

School age - 7 to 11yrs - children eagerly learn to be competent and productive or feel inferior and unable to do any task well

identity vs role confusion

adolescence - 12 to 19yrs - adolescents try to figure out "who am I?" They establish sexual, ethnic, and career identities or are confused about what future roles to play

Intimacy vs isolation

young adulthood - 20 to 44 - young adults seek companionship and love with another person or become isolated from others

generativity vs stagnation

middle adulthood - 45 to 65yrs- middle aged adults are productive, performing meaningful work and raising a family, or become stagnant and inactive

Ego integrity vs. despair

late adulthood - 65 plus - older adults try to make sense out of their lives, either seeing life as meaningful and whole or despairing at goals never reached and questions never answered

According to Erikson, the develpmental taks for older adults are:
1. intimacy vs isolation
2. generativity vs despair
3. ego integrity vs despair
4. initiative vs guilt

3. Ego integrity vs Despair

According to Erikson the task of the young adult is:
1. trust vs mistrust
2. identity vs confusion
3. generativity vs stagnation
4. intimacy vs isolation

2. identity vs confusion

According to Erikson, when the infant is cuddled, fed and loved, the infant will develop:
1. autonomy
2. trust
3. industry
4. identity

2. Trust

An 8 yr old loves to draw and do craft projects. Her need for praise and encouragement for her work efforts demonstrates her development of Erikson's task of:
1. autonomy
2. initiative
3. industry
4. identity

3. industry

At 4 yrs of age, a child is working on Erikson's task of:
1. trust vs, mistrust
2. industry vs inferiority
3. autonomy vs shame & doubt
4. initiative vs guilt

4. initiative vs guilt

Name the developmental task for age of birth to 1yr

Infancy = basic trust vs mistrust

Name the developmental task for age of
1 to 3yrs

Toddler = autonomy vs shame & doubt

Name the developmental task for age of
4 to 6 yrs

preschool = initiative vs guilt

Name the developmental task for age of
7 to 11yrs

school age = industry vs inferiority

Name the developmental task for age of
12 to 19

adolescence = identity vs role confusion

Name the developmental task for age of
20 to 44

young adulthood = intimacy vs isolation

Name the developmental task for age of 45 to 65

middle adulthood = generativity vs stagnation

Name the developmental task for age of
65 plus

late adulthood= ego integrity vs despair

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