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Life
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Trust v Mistrust
Takes place during infancy.
Aim for trust. Do this by taking care of basic needs of child. -
Autonomy v Shame and Doubt
Toddler
Aim for autonomy. Accomplish this by allowing kids to do some simple tasks for themselves. -
Initiative v Guilt
Preschool Age
Want initiative. Accomplish this by praising the child when they do something without being asked to do so. -
Industry v Inferiority
School age
Want Industry. Child needs to feel self confident. -
Identity v Role Diffusion
Adolescence.
Want identity. Achieve this by giving support so the child will feel independence. -
Intimacy v Isolation
Young Adulthood.
Aim for intimacy. When individual explors personal realtionships. -
Beginning family
The married couple establish their home but do not yet have children.
Problems: adjusting to living with someone else -
Childbearing Family
From the birth of the first child until that child is 2 1/2 years old.
Problems: couple begins to drift because they spend so much time taking care of the child. -
Family with Preschoolers
When the oldest child is between the ages of 2 1/2 and 6.
Problem: Getting child to adjust to attending school -
Generativity v Self Absorbtion
Middle life.
Strive for generativity. When the individual feels as though they are contributing to society. -
Family with school children
When the oldest child is between the ages of 6 and 13.
Problems: child is going to be going through puberty and will challenge parents so often that they will begin to resent eachother. -
Family with teenagers
when the oldest child is between the ages of 13-20
Problems: parents have to learn to let their children to take care of themselves and that its okay for them to go places without them. -
Launching Center
From the time the oldest child leaves the family for independent adult life till the time the last child leaves.
Problem: parents have child withdrawl because they can't see what the child is doing at all times of the day -
Empty Nest
From the time the children are gone till the marital couple retires from employment.
Problem: couple was absorbed in caring for children and now they have to reconnect with eachother. -
Integrity v Despair
Late Life
Strive for Integrity. When the individual feels that they lived a good life. -
Aging Family
From retirement till the death of the surving marriage partner.
Problem: sickness and death