Infant, Toddler and Preschooler

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Infant, Toddler and Preschooler

• Eight Stages of Man
• Created by Emalee Meyer
• BRHS FACS DEPT.

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Erik Erickson

• Psychosocial Development
• Humans Develop in Stages
• Eight Stages of Man

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1. Trust vs. Mistrust

• Stage- Oral Sensory
• Ages- Birth to 12-18 months
• Important Event- Feeding
• Summary- The infant must form a first loving,
  trusting relationship with the caregiver, or
  develop a sense of mistrust.

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2. Autonomy vs. Shame Doubt

• Stage- Muscular
• Ages- 18 months to 3 years
• Important event- Toilet Training
• Summary-The childs energies are directed toward
  the development of physical skills, including
  walking, grasping, and rectal sphincter control.
  The child learns control but may develop shame
  and doubt if not handled well.

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3. Initiative vs. Guilt

• Stage- Locomotor or play
• Ages- 3 to 6 years
• Important Event- Independence
• Summary- The child continues to become more
  assertive and to take more initiative, but may be
  too forceful, leading to guilt feelings.

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4. Industry vs. Inferiority

• Stage- Latency or school age
• Ages- 6 to 12 years
• Important Event- School
• Summary- The child must deal with demands to
  learn new skills or risk a sense of inferiority,
  failure and incompetence.

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5. Identity vs. Role Confusion

• Stage- Adolescence
• Ages- 12 to 18 years
• Important Event- Peer Relationships
• Summary- The teenager must achieve a sense of
  identity in occupation, sex roles, politics, and
  religion.

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6. Intimacy vs. Isolation

• Stage- Young Adulthood
• Ages- 19 to 40 years
• Important Event- Love relationships
• Summary- The young adult must develop intimate
  relationships or suffer feelings of isolation.

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7. Generativity vs. Stagnation

• Stage- Middle Adulthood
• Ages- 40-65 years
• Important Event- Parenting
• Summary- Each adult must find some way to satisfy
  and support the next generation.

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8. Ego Integrity vs. Despair

• Stage- Maturity
• Ages- 65 to death
• Important Event- Reflection on and acceptance of
  ones life
• Summary- The culmination is a sense of oneself
  as one is and of feeling fulfilled.