NURS 237 Shortened Objectives
MCN Chapter 28
List the five stages according to Erikson and briefly describe each stage (p. 729-730)
â—‹ Trust versus mistrust (birth to 1 year of age)
â– Getting and taking in through all the senses
â—‹ Autonomy versus shame and doubt (1 to 3 years of age)
â– Autonomy
â— Toddler's increasing ability to control their bodies, themselves, and
their environment
â– Doubt and shame
â— When children are made to feel small and self-conscious
â—‹ Initiative versus guilt (3 to 6 years of age)
â– Initiative
â— Characterized by vigorous, intrusive behavior; enterprise; and a
strong imagination
â— They develop a conscience
â– Guilt
â— Children sometimes undertake goals or activities that are in
conflict with those of parents or others, and being made to feel
that their activities or imaginings are bad
â—‹ Industry versus inferiority (6 to 12 years of age)
â– Industry
â— Developmental task of school age children
â— Children are ready to be workers and producers
â— Compete and cooperate with others
â– Inferiority
â— Feelings of inadequacy
â— Develop if too much is expected of them or if they believe that
they cannot measure up to the standards set for them by others
â—‹ Identity versus role confusion (12 to 18 years of age)
â– Identity
â— Adolescence
â— Characterized by rapid and marked physical changes
â— Become overly preoccupied with the way they appear in the eyes
of others compared with their own self-concept
â– Role Confusion
â— An inability to solve the core conflict