DEVELOPMENTAL TASK
INDICATOR
TRUST
infancy
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Learning to trust others (results in faith and optimism)
MISTRUST
infancy
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Mistrust, withdrawal, estrangement
AUTONOMY
toddler
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Self-control without loss of self-esteem
will power
ability to cooperate and to express oneself
SENSE OF SHAME
AND DOUBT
toddler
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Compulsive self
restraint of compliance
INITIATIVE
preschooler
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Learning the degree as which assertiveness and purpose
influence the environment
Direction and purpose
Beginning ability to evaluate one's own behavior
GUILT
preschooler
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Lack of self-confidence
pessimism, fear of wrongdoing
overcontrol and - restriction of own activity
INDUSTRY
school-age
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Beginning to create
develop and manipulate
developing a sense of competence and perseverance
INFERIORITY
school-age
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Loss of hope
sense of being mediocre
withdrawal from school and peers
IDENTITY
adolescence
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Coherent sense of self
plans to actualize one's abilities
devotion and fidelity
ROLE CONFUSION
adolescence
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Feelings of confusion
indecisiveness, and
Possible anti-social behavior
INTIMACY
young adult
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Intimate relation with another person
commitment to work and relationships
ISOLATION
young adult
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Impersonal relationships
avoidance of relationship, career, or lifestyle
commitments
GENERATIVITY
middle age
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Creativity, productivity, concern for others,
care as a basic strength
SELF-ABSORPTION
AND STAGNATION
middle age
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Self indulgence
self-concern
lack of interests and commitments
INTEGRITY
old age
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Acceptance of worth and uniqueness of one's own life,
acceptance of death
DESPAIR
old age
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Sense of loss
contempt for others