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Worksheet: Erik Erikson's Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development:

Con icts & Growth
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1. Erikson characterizes development as a series of _____.

psychomoral stages
psychosexual stages
ethical stages
psychosocial stages

2. What psychosocial crisis results in either a feeling of con dence or inadequacy?

Intimacy vs. isolation

Trust vs. mistrust
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Industry vs. inferiority

3. During which of Erikson's stages do children begin to identify their strengths and take pleasure
in their accomplishments?

Industry vs. inferiority

Basic trust vs. basic mistrust
Identity vs. role confusion
Intimacy vs. isolation

4. Why is the successful completion of the trust versus mistrust stage important?

Because if this stage is not successfully completed, the individual will not be trustworthy.
Because if this stage is not successfully completed, the individual will not understand the concept of trust.
Because if this stage is not successfully completed, the individual will become anxious and insecure.
Because if this stage is not successfully completed, the individual will become a liar.

5. Mary is beginning to see herself primarily as a musician, and is focusing less on activities that
don't relate to music. Mary is in which of Erikson's stages?

Intimacy vs. isolation

Identity vs. role confusion
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Industry vs. inferiority