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Developmental Stages in Middle and Adulthood

The document discusses Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan. Erikson proposed 8 stages of development from infancy to late adulthood, where individuals face developmental crises centered around developing virtues. The stages include trust vs mistrust in infancy, autonomy vs shame and doubt in early childhood, and intimacy vs isolation in early adulthood. In middle adulthood from ages 39-60, the stage is generativity vs stagnation, focused on establishing guidance for future generations.

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Developmental Stages in Middle and Adulthood

The document discusses Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan. Erikson proposed 8 stages of development from infancy to late adulthood, where individuals face developmental crises centered around developing virtues. The stages include trust vs mistrust in infancy, autonomy vs shame and doubt in early childhood, and intimacy vs isolation in early adulthood. In middle adulthood from ages 39-60, the stage is generativity vs stagnation, focused on establishing guidance for future generations.

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Developmental Stages in Middle and Adulthood

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- Focuses on the human growth changes across the lifespan including physical,
cognitive, social, intellectual, personality, and emotional growth.

Erik Erikson’s
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
WHO IS ERIK ERIKSON?
• A Developmental Psychologist
• Created the series of Stages (1-8)
• Suggested that healthy “success” in each stage would lead to a happy life.
• He hinted at the fact that struggle in any of these stages might lead to maladaptive
behavior that can last a lifetime therefore affecting your overall personality.

STAGES DEVELOPMENTAL AGE PSYCHOSOCIAL VIRTUE CHARACTERISTICS


STAGES TASKS/CRISIS DEVELOPED
1 Pre-Natal Conception- Trust VS. Mistrust Hope Internal and external
Birth body features are
developed
2 Infancy Birth-2 years Autonomy VS. Will Foundation Age
old Shame and Doubt
3 Early Childhood 2-6 years old Initiative VS. Guilt Purpose Pre-Gang Age,
Exploratory Age,
Questioning Age
4 Late Childhood 6-12 years Industry VS. Competency Gang Age and
old inferiority Creativity Age
5 Adolescence 13-21 years Identity VS. Role Fidelity Transition age from
old Confusion childhood to adulthood
6 Early 21-39 years Intimacy VS. Love Age of adjustment to
Adulthood old Isolation new patterns of life and
roles
7 Middle Adulthood 39 -60 years Generativity VS. Care Initial physical and
old Stagnation mental decline are
experienced
8 Old Age 60 years old Integrity VS. Wisdom Retirement Age
to Death Despair

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