BSN III-A UNIT II SKILLS LAB ACTIVITY

Erik Erikson Stages of Psychosocial Development

Most patients with psychiatric disorders demonstrate partial mastery of the developmental stages
preceding the stage expected for their chronological age. Although Erikson focused on the
polarity of each developmental stage as if the positive pole were the desirable task to be
accomplished, it is now recognized that the extremes of either pole produce problems in
functioning.

Learning Objective:
At the end of the activity, I am able to:
1. identify and evaluate adult behaviors reflecting mastery through Erik Erikson’s Stages of
Psychosocial Development
Column A contains the life stages as according to Erik Erikson’s Stages of
Psychosocial Development, column B presents the adult's behaviors reflecting
mastery, and column C must show adult behaviors reflecting developmental problems.
Fill up columns B & C. Examples are provided in the first row. *

Life Stage
Trust vs. mistrust (infant)
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
(toddler)
Initiative vs. guilt (preschool)
Industry vs. inferiority (school
age)
Identity vs. role diffusion
(adolescence)
Adult Manifestations of
Erikson’s Stages Development
Adult Behaviors Reflecting Adult Behaviors Reflecting
Mastery Developmental Problems
a. The realistic trust of self a. Suspiciousness or
and others testing of others
b. Confidence in others b. Withdrawal from others
c. Optimism and hope c. Fear of criticism and
closeness
a. can control their actions a. unrestraint
b. act on their environment b. disobey
c. show clear preferences for
certain elements of the
environment
d. little independence
e. secure and confident e.self-doubt
a. capable of initiating a. incapable
activities
b. asserting control over b. conceal
their world through social
interactions and play
c. learning to plan and
achieve goals while c. ignorance
interacting with others
d. capable and able to lead d. self-doubt, and lack of
others initiative
a. compare themselves with a. disregard
their peers
b. develop a sense of pride b. decline
c. accomplishment in their c. failure
schoolwork, sports, social
activities, and family life
d. feeling of competence and d. doubt their abilities to
belief in their skills be successful
a. developing a sense of self a. decline/lessen
b. strong sense of identity b. weak
c. remain true to their c. give up/ insecure and
beliefs and values in the confused about
face of problems themselves and the
future
d. independence and control d. Disorganization/chaos
Intimacy vs. isolation (young
adult
Generativity vs. stagnation
(middle adult)
Ego integrity vs. despair
(maturity)
a. ready to share our life a. unprepared
with others
b. form relationships that are b. emotional isolation,
enduring and secure loneliness, and
depression
c. strong sense of personal c. weak
identity
a. finding your life’s work a. lose
b. contributing to the b. refuse
development of others
through activities such as
volunteering, mentoring,
and raising children
c. engage in meaningful and c. lose
productive work
d. focusing on our career and d. ignore/disarrange
family
e. active in their home and e. unproductive and
community uninvolved in the world
f. developing a sense of f.
unity with your life
partner
a. feel either a sense of a. dissatisfaction
satisfaction or a sense of
failure
b. feel proud of their b. ashamed
accomplishments
c. sense of fulfillment c. regret, bitterness, and
despair