Erik Erikson Eight Stages Of Maturation

Front 1

Stage 1

Back 1

Trust vs Mistrust birth to 18 month.
A basic sense of safety (adequate resolution) vs. insecurity and anxiety (inadequate
resolution)

Front 2

Stage 2

Back 2

Autonomy vs Shame
18 month-3years
The unfolding of a self-view as capable of bodily control and the ability to make
things happen (adequate resolution) vs. the feeling of inability to control events
(inadequate resolution)

Front 3

Stage 3

Back 3

Initiative vs Guilt
3-6 years
Confidence as an initiator and creator (adequate resolution) vs. lack of self-worth
(inadequate resolution)

Front 4

Stage 4

Back 4

Industry vs Inferiority
6-12
Adequacy in basic social and intellectual skills (adequate resolution) vs. feelings of
failure and lack of self-confidence (inadequate resolution)

Front 5

Stage 5

Back 5

Identity vs Role confusion
12-20 Adolescent
A comfortable sense of self as a person (adequate resolution) vs. a fragmented, shifting
or unclear sense of self (inadequate resolution)

Front 6

Stage 6

Back 6

Intimacy vs Isolation
20-40 Early adulthood
Development of the capacity for closeness and commitment to another (adequate
resolution) vs. feelings of aloneness and separation or denial of need for closeness
(inadequate resolution)

Front 7

Stage 7

Back 7

Generativity vs Stagnation
40-65 Middle adult years
Focused concern beyond oneself to family, society and future generations (adequate
resolution) vs. self-indulgent concerns and a lack of orientation toward future
(inadequate resolution)

Front 8

Stage 8

Back 8

Ego Integrity
65- Death Late adult years
A sense of wholeness and basic satisfaction with life (adequate resolution) vs. feelings
of futility and disappointment (inadequate resolution)