Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
Topic: Mental health
Erikson's theory that divides development across the lifespan into eight stages, each with a psychosocial crisis to resolve: trust vs mistrust (infancy), autonomy vs shame and doubt, initiative vs guilt, industry vs inferiority, identity vs role confusion (adolescence), intimacy vs isolation, generativity vs stagnation and integrity vs despair (older age). Fit communication and teaching to the person's stage.
- Also known as:
- Psychosocial development, Erikson's theory
- In Turkish:
- Erikson'un psikososyal gelişim dönemleri
What does Erikson's stages of psychosocial development mean?
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is part of the Mental health topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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