to go after, to play
purpose, courage
ruthlessness -- inhibition
IV (7-12 or so) --
school-age child
industry vs inferiority
neighborhood and school
to complete, to make things together
competence
narrow virtuosity -- inertia
V (12-18 or so) --
adolescence
ego-identity vs role-confusion
peer groups, role models
to be oneself, to share oneself
fidelity, loyalty
fanaticism -- repudiation
VI (the 20’s) --
young adult
intimacy vs isolation
partners, friends
to lose and find oneself in a
another
love
promiscuity -- exclusivity
VII (late 20’s to 50’s) -- middle adult
generativity vs self-absorption
household, workmates
to make be, to take care of