Stage:

Infancy (birth to 18 months)

Important Events:

Feeding

Children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliabilty, care, and affection. A lack of this will lead to mistrust. 

Stage:

Early Childhood (2 to 3 years)

Important Events:

Toliet Training

Children need to develop a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of independence. Success leads to a feeling of independence. Success leads to feelings of autonomy, failure results in feelings of shame and doubt. 

Stage:

Preschool (3 to 5 years)

Important Event:

Exploration

Children need to begin asserting control and power over the environment. Success in this stage leads to a sense of purpose. Children who try to exert too much power experience disapproval, resulting in a sense of guilt. 

Stage:

School Age (6 to 11 years)

Important Events:

School

Children need to cope with new social and academic demands. Success leads to a sense of competence, while failure results in feelings of inferiority. 

Stage:

Adolescence (12 to 18 years)

Important Events:

Social Relationships

Teens need to develop a sense of self and personal identity. Success leads to an ability to stay true to one's self, while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self. 

Stage:

Young Adulthood (19 to 40 years)

Important Events:

Relationships

Young adults need to form intimate, loving relationships with other people. Success leads to strong relationships, while failure results in loneliness and isolation. 

Stage:

Middle Adulthood (40 to 65 years)

Important Events:

Work and Parenthood

Adults need to create or nurture things that  will outlast them, often by having children or reating a postitive change that benefits other people. Success leads to feelings of usefulness and accomplishment, while failure results in shallow involvement in the world. 

Stage:

Maturity (65 to death)

Important Events:

Reflection on life

Older adults need to look back on life and feel a sense of fulfillment. Success at this stage leads to feelings of wisdom, while failure results in regret, bitterness, and despair.