|Period of |Freud Psychosexual |Erickson |
|Life | |Psychosocial (role |
| | |of ego/social influ)|
|First Year|Oral Stage—oral |Infancy: Trust vs. |
| |fixations/gratificat|Mistrust—basic needs|
| |ion—mistrust of |met=trust; not |
| |others, rejection, |met=mistrust |
| |love/fear of | |
| |intimate | |
| |relationships | |
|Ages 1-3 |Anal |Early Childhood: |
| |Stage—independence, |Autonomy vs |
| |personal power, |Shame/Doubt—needs to|
| |learn to express |learn how to |
| |negative |explore, experiment,|
| |feelings—need for |make mistakes; not |
| |parental discipline |be dependent |
|Ages 3-6 |Phallic |Preschool Age: |
| |Stage—unconscious |Initiative vs |
| |sexual |Guilt—develop a |
| |desires—Oedipus |sense of |
| |Complex |competence/initiativ|
| |(boys)—Electra |e on their own |
| |Complex (girls) |(inability active |
| | |stance) |
|Ages 6-12 |Latency Stage—sexual|School Age: Industry|
| |desires replaced by |vs |
| |socialization |Inferiority—develop |
| |desires |gender role |
| | |identity; understand|
| | |the world; |
| | |setting/attaining |
| | |goals (or |
| | |inadequacy) |
|Ages 12-18|Genital |Adolscence: Identity|
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