Intimacy vs. Isolation
Trust vs. Mistrust
Autonomy vs. Shame
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Industry vs. Inferiority
Initiative vs. Guilt
Preschool
Early Childhood
Adolescence
School Age
Middle Adulthood
Late Adulthood
Young Adulthood
Infancy
Identity
Initiative
Integrity
Industry
Autonomy
Intimacy
Trust
Generativity
Stagnation
Role Confusion
Inferiority
Guilt
Despair
Mistrust
Shame
Isolation
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Industry vs. Inferiority
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Initiative vs. Guilt
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Trust vs. Mistrust
Integrity vs. Despair
Middle-aged adults contribute to society and feel a sense of purpose or become stagnant and unproductive.
Children develop a sense of competence and industry or feel inferior and inadequate.
Toddlers develop a sense of independence or feel shame and doubt about their abilities.
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.
Infants learn to trust or mistrust their caregivers.
Elderly adults feel a sense of fulfillment and acceptance of their life or experience despair and regret.