Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development: Language Watch Edit
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Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, as articulated in the second half of the 20th
century by Erik Erikson in collaboration with Joan Erikson,[1] is a
comprehensive psychoanalytic theory that identifies a series of eight stages that a healthy
developing individual should pass through from infancy to late adulthood.
Erikson's stage theory characterizes an individual advancing through the eight life stages as a
function of negotiating their biological and sociocultural forces. Each stage is characterized by a
psychosocial crisis of these two conflicting forces. If an individual does indeed successfully
reconcile these forces (favoring the first mentioned attribute in the crisis), they emerge from the
stage with the corresponding virtue. For example, if an infant enters into the toddler stage
(autonomy vs. shame and doubt) with more trust than mistrust, they carry the virtue of hope into
the remaining life stages.[2] The challenges of stages not successfully completed may be
expected to return as problems in the future. However, mastery of a stage is not required to
advance to the next stage. The outcome of one stage is not permanent and can be modified by
later experiences.[citation needed]
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years Doubt me? themsel
ves
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Early okay Explorin
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Purpos
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years [5]
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Industry
Childho Neighb the
Compe vs. School,
od ors, world
tence Inferiori sports
School of
9–12 ty
people
years [6]
and
things?
Who
Adolesc Identity
Peers, am I? Social
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Fidelity Role Who relation
Confusi
13–19 Model can I ships
on
years [7] be?
Early
Intimac Roman
adultho Friends,
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Isolatio love? relation
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20–39 n ships
years [8]
Middle
Genera Househ Can I
Adultho Work,
tivity vs. old, make
od Care parenth
Stagnati Workm my life
ood
40–59 on ates count?
years [9]
Late
Adultho Ego
od Wisdo Integrity Mankin
m vs. d,
60 and Despair
above [1
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