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# ERIKSON PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY Each stage presents a crisis. Resolving the crisis promotes healthy development. | Age Range | Conflict | Description | |---|---|---| | Birth - 12 Months | TRUST vs. MISTRUST | * Provide love, care, and food * Need comfort and safety | | Ages 1-3 | AUTO...

# ERIKSON PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THEORY Each stage presents a crisis. Resolving the crisis promotes healthy development. | Age Range | Conflict | Description | |---|---|---| | Birth - 12 Months | TRUST vs. MISTRUST | * Provide love, care, and food * Need comfort and safety | | Ages 1-3 | AUTONOMY vs. SHAME & DOUBT | * "Me Do" stage * Need for independence * Insist on doing things on their own * Dress myself * Feed myself | | Ages 3-6 | INITIATIVE vs. GUILT | * Exploration * Trying new things on their own * Asking lots of questions | | Ages 6-12 | INDUSTRY vs. INFERIORITY | * Intellectual curiosity * School performance * Need positive reinforcement * Praise * Avoid undue competition or criticism | | Ages 12-19 | IDENTITY vs. ROLE CONFUSION | * Develop sense of self * Influenced by others' reactions * Peers more important than parents or teachers * Social role models * Figuring out what they want to do after high school |