Generativity involves contributing to the world, while stagnation involves feeling a lack of purpose.

Integrity involves feeling satisfaction with one's life, while despair involves feeling regret and dissatisfaction.

Middle adulthood involves gradual decline, while late adulthood involves more pronounced decline and increased health complications.

Young adulthood focuses on intimacy vs. isolation, while middle adulthood focuses on generativity vs. stagnation.

Trust vs. mistrust is the first stage, setting the foundation for relationships, while integrity vs. despair is the final stage, reflecting on life's overall satisfaction.

Initiative vs. guilt involves taking on tasks and feeling confident, while competence vs. inferiority involves applying oneself and feeling capable.

Autonomy vs. shame and doubt involves developing confidence to explore, while identity vs. confusion involves finding a sense of self.

In middle adulthood, it helps maintain health and slow decline, while in late adulthood, it improves mobility and overall well-being.

In young adulthood, social connections are crucial for intimacy, while in late adulthood, they provide support and combat isolation.

Emerging adulthood involves identity exploration and career establishment, while middle adulthood involves generativity and managing physical changes.

A theory that outlines eight stages of development from infancy to late adulthood, each with a unique psychosocial task.

Societal expectations for when major life events (marriage, career, etc.) should occur, influencing feelings of satisfaction or stress.

Increased independence, exploration of identity, pursuit of education/career, and forming relationships.

Long-term memories remain relatively intact compared to short-term memory decline.

Commitments focus on love and achievement.

Lifestyle choices can significantly impact the rate of physical and mental decline.

To develop the capacity to form intimate relationships or face isolation.

To experience a sense of contribution through family and work (generativity) or feel a lack of purpose (stagnation).

Reflecting on life and feeling either satisfaction (integrity) or despair.

Facing death can lead to better acceptance of it.

Transitional phase from adolescence to full adulthood (18-mid 20s).

End of the menstrual cycle in women, typically around age 50.

Societal and cultural norms for the appropriate timing of life milestones.

Sense of alarm or gravity experienced if social clock milestones are not met.

In Erikson's theory, the sense of contributing to the world through family and work.

In Erikson's theory, the feeling of a lack of purpose in middle adulthood.

In Erikson's theory, the feeling of satisfaction with one's life in late adulthood.

In Erikson's theory, the feeling of regret and dissatisfaction with one's life in late adulthood.

In Erikson's theory, the toddler's ability to exercise their will and do things for themselves.

In Erikson's theory, the child's ability to apply themselves to tasks.