| Stage | Virtue/Pathology | Possible in Emerging Adulthood If Not Successfully Resolved |
|---|
| Trust vs. mistrust | Hope/withdrawal | Suspicious of others, making close relationships difficult |
| Autonomy vs. shame and doubt | Will/compulsion | Obsessively driven, single-minded, not socially responsive |
| Initiative vs. guilt | Purpose/inhibition | Fearful, regretful (e.g., very homesick in college) |
| Industry vs. inferiority | Competence/inertia | Self-critical of any endeavor, procrastinating, perfectionistic |
| Identity vs. role confusion | Fidelity/repudiation | Uncertain and negative about values, lifestyle, friendships |
| Intimacy vs. isolation | Love/exclusivity | Anxious about close relationships, jealous, lonely |
| Generativity vs. stagnation | Care/rejection | [In the future] Fear of failure |
| Integrity vs. despair | Wisdom/disdain | [In the future] No “mindfulness,” no life plan |
| Source: Erikson, 1982. |