Erik Erikson stages, Infancy Trust vs. mistrust Infants , presentation help
STAGE BASIC
CONFLICT EXPLANATION
Infancy
Trust vs. mistrust Infants must form loving relationship
with caregiver or they will develop mistrust.
Toddler
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt The child learns to do things for
themselves like walk, talk, etc. If the
child does not, he/she will feel shame and doubt.
Pre-schooler
Initiative vs. guilt Pre-schoolers get an idea and follow
through with it. If a child is punished
too forcefully or made to feel that she was “bad” when she followed
through on an idea, then the child will feel guilt about trying to do anything.
School –aged Industry vs. inferiority Must feel that they are good at
something or will feel like a failure and develop a sense of inferiority.
Adolescent Identity vs. role confusion Adolescents have to discover their own
identity or they will always follow the crowd.
Young adult Intimacy vs. isolation Young adults are able to open themselves up to
others or suffer feelings of isolation.
Middle adult Generativity vs. stagnation Middle adults need to be open to new ideas
of young generation or they will be stuck in the “good old days”.
Senior
adults Ego identity vs. despair Senior adults feel ok about life and
accomplishment or they complain and find no happiness in later years.
TASK HERE:
Create a power-point for each of Erickson’s stages
and give the good points of the stage, the bad points of the stage and
interesting things about the stage. For the ones you have been through reflect on your own development or ask parents and siblings about your experience.
For the ones that you have not been through yet, find someone in that
stage and ask them what is good, bad and interesting about being where
they are in development. Use pictures and illustrations.
Rubric for Assignment 4-2
Correct explanation of each stage with good, bad and interesting points of the stage | 8 points (2 pts for each stage) |
Overall effort | 4 points |