The Eight stages of Psychosocial Behavior (Where are you?)

[Awaken4e1]

The Eight stages of Psychosocial Behavior Age Developmental behavior 1. 0 - 2 yrs. Trust vs. Mistrust 2. 0 - 2 yrs. Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (Autonomy – Self- sufficient) 1 - 2 yrs. (Can I? vs. I can?) 3. 3 - 5 yrs. Initiative vs. Guilt What do I like? 4. 6 - 12 yrs. Industry vs. Inferiority Can I do it well? (Read, write friends Competent.) 5. Teens – 20’s Identity vs. Role confusion 6. 20 – 40’s Intimacy vs. Isolation (Can I share myself with others without loosing myself?) (Emotional closeness.) (Isolated) (Being in a huge group and you’re still emotionally isolated.) 7. 40 – 70’s Generatively vs. Stagnation (Generatively – You are doing the best you can to improve yourself.) (Stagnation – Staying the same, am I standing still?) Use it or loose it. Our health is determent by your life style choice. Two main tasks of Generatively are love and work. 8. 65 – over Integrity vs. Despair (Integrity – Keeps going.) (Despair – No do overs, a sense of despair, regrets)

[Neruo]

yeah, Intresting view. Kind of fancy talk about what school-teachers know.

[benkane1077]

Obviously someone read Maslow. There are eight stages before the finalization of personality, in the late teens. That doesn't make your generalizations less valid. I'm actually in that stage were I have to choose to live another way, or die this way. When you stop growing, you might as well be dead, but your body is too stupid to realize you're useless and unnecessary.

[bradybaker]

Stage theories are not only severely limited, but the 'bashing' of stage theories has led to some of the most remarkable discoveries of modern psychology.

[benkane1077]

Growing is the only way to grow. We have to stub our toe a few times before we avoid the table.