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Stage #3: Initiative vs. Guilt
Katie (age 4) was asked positively to pick up the toys she was playing with and out them in the toy bucket. She decided to do this willingly with a smile because she had positive encouragement that helped her make the right choices. In Erikson’s third stage, Initiative vs. Guilt, The crisis between a child being positively encouraged by others to make good choices, and a child who has initiative but gets a negative or discouraging reaction can cause a child to fill guilty or ashamed. This can ca -
Stage #4: Industry vs. Inferiority
Katie (age 8) got a low grade on a spelling quiz in school. While all of her friends compared there A’s, B’s, and C’s, Katie was busy stuffing her quiz into her backpack before her friends could see her low grade. In Erikson’s fourth stage, Industry vs. Inferiority, the main struggle is a child wondering if they are good enough or not. They are in a new education environment where everything is graded and assessed. They are also in constant competition with their class mates. If they do well in -
Stage #5: Identity vs. Role
Katie (age 16) decided to try and figure out who she is by trying new hair styles and new clothing styles to try to figure out where she fits in. In Erikson’s fifth stage, Identity vs. Role, teenagers are trying to figure out who they are and what they like and don’t like. They start to branch out from what their parents have raised them to like, and explore new things to create their own identity. If a young teen is given the opportunity to explore new things they are able to figure out who the -
Stage #6: Intimacy vs. Isolation
Katie (age 20) chose to marry Aaron with the expectation of spending the rest of their lives together with happiness and love and have chosen to be lifelong companions for one another. In Erikson’s sixth stage, Intimacy vs. Isolation, a young adult chooses weather to find a partner and be close to someone or be alone and isolate themselves from others. Adults who struggle during this stage have trouble making personal relationships last a long time. Adults who succeed during this stage are able
