Question

The important event in the 'Trust vs. Mistrust' stage is related to:

• A. Toilet training
• B. Exploration
• C. Feeding
• D. School

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Feeding

Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development  

• Erikson's stage of psychosocial development is a theory that was introduced in the 1950s by the Psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.      

• The person experiences a psychosocial crisis which could have a positive or negative outcome for personality development.  

• He is famous for coining the phrase “ IDENTITY CRISIS”

Eight stages of development 

• Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development theory proposes  that our personality develops through eight stages. 
  

Stage 1 : Trust vs mistrust 
Stage 2 : Autonomy vs shame and doubt 

Stage 3 : Initiative vs Guilt 

Stage 4 : Industry vs inferiority 

Stage 5 : Identity vs Role confusion 
Stage 6 : Intimacy vs isolation

Stage 7 : Generativity vs  stagnation 

Stage 8 : Integrity vs Despair 

Stage 1 : Trust vs Mistrust 

• Occurs between Birth – 18 months of age ( infancy period ) 

• Virtue : Hope 

• Important event : Feeding 

• During the first stage of psychosocial development children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliability care and affection. A lack of this will lead to mistrust.