Somavision posted this earlier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson...al_development and I thought it would be a interesting set of questions to ask. Which path did you take.
1. Hopes: Trust vs. Mistrust (Oral-sensory, Birth-2 years)
2. Will: Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (Muscular-Anal, 2-4 years)
- Psychosocial Crisis: Trust vs. Mistrust
- Virtue: Hope
3. Purpose: Initiative vs. Guilt (Locomotor-Genital, Preschool, 4-5 years)
- Psychosocial Crisis: Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
4. Competence: Industry vs. Inferiority (Latency, 5-12 years)
- Initiative vs. Guilt
5. Fidelity: Identity vs. Role Confusion (Adolescence, 13-19 years)
- Psychosocial Crisis: Industry vs. Inferiority
- Main Question: "How can I be good?"
- Virtue: Competence
- Related Elements in Society: division of labour
6. Love: Intimacy vs. Isolation (Young adulthood, 20-24, or 20-40 years)
- Psychosocial Crisis: Identity vs. Role Confusion
- Main Question: "Who am I and where am I going?"
- Ego quality: Fidelity
- Related Elements in Society:
7. Care: Generativity vs. Stagnation (Middle adulthood, 25-64, or 40-64 years)
- Psychosocial Crisis: Intimacy vs. Isolation
- Main Question: "Am I loved and wanted?" or "Shall I share my life with someone or live alone?"
- Virtue: Love
- Related Elements in Society: patterns of cooperation (often marriage)
- Psychosocial Crisis: Generativity vs. Stagnation
- Main Question: "Will I produce something of real value?"
- Virtue: Care
- Related Elements in Society: parenting, educating, or other productive social involvement