Erik Erikson’s psycho-social Theory of Development

STAGES OF VIRTUE MALADAPTATION MALIGNANCY

PSYCHOSOCIAL
CRISIS
Infancy (1- Hope Sensory Maladjustment Withdrawal
1 ½ y/o) - Strong belief that even when - Over trusting, gullible (kumpyansa kayo) - Characterized by depression,
TRUST vs. things are noy going well, they paranoia, psychosis
MISTRUST will work out well in the end - Moving or taking away
something (di na musalig)
Early Willpower or Determination Impulsive Compulsive
Childhood - “can do” - Jump into things without proper - Feels as if their entire being
AUTONOMY vs. - Self-confidence, self-esteem, consideration of your abilities or without rides on everything they do ,
SHAME & DOUBT boldness planning (padalos-dalos) and so everything must be done
- perfectly (dapat di ko
magkamali kay maulawan ko)
Early Courage Ruthlessness Inhibition
Childhood - The capacity for action despite - Heartless, “without mercy” - Will not try things because,
(3 or 4- 5- a clear understanding of your - They don’t care who they step on “nothing ventured, nothing lost”
INITIATIVE vs. 6) limitations and past failings - Sociopathy: its extreme form - They fear that if something fails,
GUILT (through ups and downs, they will be blamed (mahadlok e
padayon lang gihapon) blame)

School-age Competency Narrow-virtuosity Inertia

stage (6- - Keep sensibly humble - Children aren’t allowed to be children, - Suffer from the “inferiority
12) - Do something successfully or pushing children into one area of complex” (di nalang ko mubuhat
INDUSTRY vs. efficiently competence without allwing the ani uy, di man ko hawod ani)
INFERIORITY development of broader interest. -
- Kids without a life (like child actress, child
athlete wherein ma push sila sa ilang
limits na di pa haom sa ilang
developmental stages)
EGO IDENTITY Puberty to Fidelity Fanaticism Repudiation
vs. ROLE 18-20 - ability to live by societies - His way is the only way - To repudiate is to reject
CONFUSION standards despite their - Idealist - Reject membership in the world
imperfections and incompleteness of adults
and inconsistences - Prefer to go to groups that go
 against the norms
- Become more involved in
destructive activities
Young Love Promiscuity Exclusion
INTIMACY vs. adulthood - Being able to put aside - Become intimate too freely, to easily, and - Isolate oneself from love,
ISOLATION (18-30) differences and antagonism without any depth to your intimacy friendship and community
through “mutuality of
devotion”
GENERATIVITY Middle Caring Overextension Rejectivity
vs. STAGNATION adulthood - Serve you through the rest of - Try to be so generative that they no - No longer participating in or
your life longer time for themselves contributing to society
Late Wisdom Presumption Disdain
adulthdood - Someone who approaches - “presumes” ego integrity without actually - Negative and appears to hate
INTEGRITY vs. death without fear facing the difficulties of old age life
DESPAIR - He alone is right when with the young
(tama k okay tigulang nako, pauli nako,
kamo, padulong pa lang)