Erik Erikson's Stages class notes Stages of Psychosocial Development Infancy TRUST VS MISTRUST infant - 18 months rely on caregivers develop trust or mistrust Early Childhood AUTONOMY VS SHAME & DOUBT 18 months - 3 years develop skills for themselves dependent on environment Preschool INITIATIVE VS GUILT 3 - 5 years start to feel responsible for actions now feel guilt & anxiety School Age INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY 5 - 13 years want to learn more success vs. failure Adolescence IDENTITY VS ROLE CONFUSION 13 - 21 years "who am I?" thinks about / questions future body image sense of self Young Adulthood INTIMACY VS ISOLATION 21 - 39 years loving relationships well defined identity close relationships vs. isolation fear commitment Middle Adulthood GENERATIVITY VS STAGNATION 40 - 65 years thinking of others (generativity) OR being selfish & unchanging (stagnation) midlife crisis Maturity EGO INTEGRITY VS DESPAIR 65 + older reflection pleasures, successes, disappointments & pleasures regret or contentment fear or accept death