Autonomy vs. Shame
Industry vs. Inferiority
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Initiative vs. Guilt
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Trust vs. Mistrust
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Infancy
Young Adulthood
School Age
Preschool
Middle Adulthood
Adolescence
Early Childhood
Late Adulthood
Intimacy
Integrity
Industry
Generativity
Initiative
Trust
Autonomy
Identity
Guilt
Isolation
Inferiority
Shame
Mistrust
Despair
Stagnation
Role Confusion
Initiative vs. Guilt
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Trust vs. Mistrust
Industry vs. Inferiority
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Integrity vs. Despair
Toddlers develop a sense of independence or feel shame and doubt about their abilities.
Elderly adults feel a sense of fulfillment and acceptance of their life or experience despair and regret.
Infants learn to trust or mistrust their caregivers.
Children develop a sense of competence and industry or feel inferior and inadequate.
Middle-aged adults contribute to society and feel a sense of purpose or become stagnant and unproductive.
Adolescents develop a sense of identity or become confused about who they are.
Young adults form intimate relationships or feel isolated and alone.
Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans or feel guilty about their efforts to be independent.