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Touching and feeling and putting things in your mouth
No ability for speech
Working towards object permanence
No sense of symbolism -
Trust vs. Mistrust
working towards hope -
Develop speech. Understand symbols. Understand object permanence. Start to understand conservation. Start to identify patterns.
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Autonomy vs. Shame
Working toward independence -
Initiative vs. Guilt
Independence. Learning to make mistakes. -
Industry vs. Inferiority.
Work independently. Develop relationship with peers. Multiple activities and areas. -
Logic. Begin to think abstractly. More complex thought. Test hypotheses.
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Starting Middle School.
Drawing away from parents. Forming self identity. Interested in opposite sex. Physical changes and growth. -
Early high school. More career driven. Continued physical changes and growth. Increased interest in opposite sex. Concerned with physical appearance. Develop personal interests. More rebellion. Experimentation.
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Late high school. Sense of identity. Early resolution of conflicts serves a better foundation. Indecisiveness. Self-acceptance.
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Highly capable of abstract thought. More complex ideas and language. Challenge more abstract schemas.
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College. Financial independence. More concern for others. Less concern for physical appearance. Stronger relationships with family. Career driven. Deeper relationships/intimacy.
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Intimacy vs. Isolation. Personal commitment to self in order to have deeper commitments to others. Positive outcome: have love, friendship, families. Negative outcome: isolation, fearful of commitment, depression.
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Generativity vs. Stagnation. Legacy vs. midlife crisis. Analyze what you leave behind, if you've contributed to society, if you've taught your children. If you feel like you're not leaving anything behind, you feel unfulfilled and regretful.
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Integrity vs. despair. Self-reflection, looking back on life. Feel fulfilled and accept death or unfilled and afraid to die.