Name the Stage
Trust vs Mistrust
Initiative vs Guilt
Identity vs Role Confusion
100

BABY 1. crying baby is constantly held and comforted by their parrents. The baby learns that the world is safe and their caregivers will meet their needs.

BABY 2. A baby is regularly left to cry without comfort. The baby grows anxious and views the world as unpredictable and unsafe

Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1 infancy)

Stage 1


100

Trust vs Mistrust takes place at what age?

0-1/infancy

100

what age does this stage take place

3-6 (preschool years/toddler)

100

What Age group typically goes through this stage

Teenagers (12-18)

200

A toddler picks out their own clothes, building independence. 

vs.

A toddler is scolded for making messes, causing them to doubt their abilities.

Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (Toddler)

Stage 2

200

If a caregiver regularly feeds and comforts a crying baby, the baby learns to do this to the world.

Trust

200

This is the positive feeling a child gets when they are allowed to create their own games and make choices.

initiative

200

This is the big question teenagers are constantly trying to answer about themselves during this stage.

Who am I?

300

A child invents a make-believe game with friends, learning to lead. 

vs

A child is told their ideas are annoying, making them feel like a nuisance.

Initiative vs. Guilt (Preschool)

stage 3

300

If a baby's needs are ignored or neglected, they are likely to develop this negative feeling.

Mistrust

300

This is the negative feeling a child gets if adults yell at them for making messes or trying new things.

Guilt

300

Teenagers often try out different styles of clothing, music, or friend groups to find this. What are they trying to find?

Identity

400

A teen explores different hobbies and social groups to discover who they are. 

vs

A teen conforms blindly to parental pressure, leading to an identity crisis.

Identity vs. Role Confusion (Adolescence)

stage 5

400

Erikson said that successfully learning to trust as a baby leaves you with this positive, optimistic virtue.

Hope

400

What Stage number is this

Stage 3

400

To figure out who they want to be, teens start looking less at their parents and more at this group of people.

Peers (or friends)

500

A young adult builds a trusting, vulnerable, long-term romantic relationship. 

vs

A person avoids emotional closeness out of fear, resulting in loneliness.

Intimacy vs. Isolation (Young Adulthood)

Stage 6

500

What stage is Trust vs Mistrust

Stage 1

500

Kids in this stage constantly ask this simple, one-word question to learn about the world.

Why

500

When teens don't know who they are, they might blindly follow this because they just want to fit in.

Peer Pressure