1. Erikson’s Stages of Psychological
Development
Presentation arranged by Kyle Dyer

2. Trust versus Mistrust
• Approximate age: birth-1 ½ years
• Positive outcomes: Feelings of trust from
environmental support
• Negative outcomes: Fear and concern
regarding others

3. Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt
• Approximate age: 1 ½ -3 years
• Positive outcomes: Self-sufficiency if
exploration is encouraged
• Negative outcomes: Doubts about self, lack of
independence

4. Initiative versus Guilt
• Approximate age: 3-6 years
• Positive outcomes: Discovery of ways to
initiate actions
• Negative outcomes: Guilt from actions and
thoughts

5. Industry versus Inferiority
• Approximate age: 6-12 years
• Positive outcomes: Development of sense of
competence
• Negative outcomes: Feelings of inferiority, no
sense of mastery

6. Identity verses Identity Confusion
• Approximate age: Adolescence
• Positive outcomes: Awareness of uniqueness
of self, knowledge of role to be followed
• Negative outcomes: Inability to identify
appropriate roles in life

7. Intimacy verses Isolation
• Approximate age: Early Adulthood
• Positive outcomes: Development of loving,
sexual relationships and close friendships
• Negative outcomes: Fear of relationships with
others

8. Generativity verses Stagnation
• Approximate age: Middle Adulthood
• Positive outcomes: Sense of contribution to
continuity of life
• Negative outcomes: Trivialization of one’s
activities

9. Integrity verses Despair
• Approximate age: Late Adulthood
• Positive outcomes: Sense of unity in life’s
accomplishments
• Negative outcomes: Regret over lost
opportunities of life

10. Work Cited
• PsychSmart p. 242 chart on upper part of page