Erikson Timeline

By shehl

  • Jack (5 months) experiences a loving relationship with his mother full of attention and fun.

    In Erikson's first stage, trust versus mistrust, the crisis is to craft one's worldview as either one that is inviting and fruitful (trust) or one that is untrustworthy and laden with deceit.

  • Jack (11) fails his middle school math class and is told by the teacher he needs understand basic math to get a decent job

    In Erikson's fourth stage, industry versus inferiority, the crisis is between achieving or struggling to begin to grasp the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in their respective cultures. Those who fall behind feel inferior, while those who grasp the necessary skills feel industrious.

  • Jack (20) continually ends relationships early to avoid sharing too much personal information

    In Erikson's sixth stage, intimacy versus isolation, the crisis is between exposing one's vulnerabilities to develop intimate relationships or withdrawing oneself in the hope of protection (isolation)