1. Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development

2. INFANCY Age – birth to 12 to 18 months
Basic Conflict – Trust vs. Mistrust
Important Event – Feeding
The form a first loving, trusting relationship with the caregiver, or develop a sense of mistrust.

3. TODDLER Age – 18 months to 3 years
Basic Conflict – autonomy vs. shame/doubt
Important Event – toilet training
The child’s energies are directed toward the development of physical skills, including walking, grasping and rectal sphincter control. The child may learn control but may develop shame and doubt if not handled well.

4. PRE-SCHOOL Age – 3 to 6 years Basic Conflict –Initiative vs. Guilt
Important Event – Independence
The child continues to be more assertive and to take more initiative, but may be too forceful, leading to guilt feelings

5. SCHOOL AGE Age – 6 to 12 years
Basic Conflict – Industry vs. Inferiority
Important Event – School
The child must deal with the demands to learn new skills or risk a sense of inferiority, failure, and incompetence.

6. ADOLESCENCE Age – 12 to 18 years
Basic Conflict – Identity vs. Role Confusion
Important Event – Peer relationships
The teenager must achieve a sense of identity in occupation, sex roles, politics and religion.

7. YOUNG ADULTHOOD Age – 19 to 40 years
Basic Conflict – Intimacy vs. Isolation
Important Event – Love relationships
The young adult must develop intimate relationships or suffer feelings of isolation.

8. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD Age – 40 to 65 years
Basic Conflict – Generativity vs. Stagnation
Important Event – parenting
Each parent must find some way to satisfy and support the next generation

9. OLDER ADULTHOOD Age 65 until death
Basic Conflict – Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Important Event – Reflection on acceptance and acceptance of one’s life.
The culmination of a sense of oneself as one is and of feeling fulfilled.