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Based on epigenetic principle: "suggests that people grow in a sequence that occurs over time and in the context of a larger community."

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- Birth to 1 year of age
- Most fundamental stage
- Development of trust is decided by the attentiveness and love given by the primary caregiver.
- Mistrust can be engrained as well leading to fear and perpetual mistrust throughout life..

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- Early childhood
- Children are developing a sense of independence by making simple decisions and performing basic actions on their own.
- Stage in which potty training typically takes place.
- Erikson believed learning control over one's body provided a sense of control and independence.
- Children successful will feel secure and confident about their own lives.
- Balance of autonomy and shame and doubt leads to will.

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- Preschool years
- Begin to direct play and other social interactions allowing them to assert their power.
- Assert control and power over their environment.
- Those who fail end up with a sense of guilt, self-doubt, and lack of initiative.

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- Ages 5 to 11
- Develop a sense of pride in accomplishments and abilities.
- Successful development means handling new social and academic demands.
- Failure results in a sense of inferiority.
- Encouraged children develop competence; discouraged students develop doubt abilities to be successful.

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- Turbulent teenage years
- Teens develop a sense of self and personal identity.
- Success leads to the ability to stay true to yourself; Failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.
- Develop sense of self or lack thereof through exploration or the lack thereof.
- Identity: beliefs, ideals, and values that help shape and guide a person's behavior.
- Particular focus and emphasis placed on ego identity which is a sense of self developed through social interaction.

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- Young adult stage
- Based on the need to form intimate, loving relationships with other people.
- Success equals strong relationships; Failure equals loneliness and isolation.
- All stages of development stack on top of each other with this one relying heavily on one's sense of self.
- Failure to successful navigate this stage leads to the creation of unstable and less committed relationships.
- Successful navigation of this stage leads to the foundation of love.

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- Adult stage
- Adults need to create a legacy through creation or nurture.
- This means having kids or creating a positive change that will transfer to later generations.
- Success means feeling like a contributing member of society; Failure means feeling unproductive and uninvolved in the world.
- Successful navigation of this stage leads to care.
- Care leads to being proud of accomplishments and your children grow.
- Fundamental to a sense of unity with life partner.

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- Old age
- Involves looking back on life events and determine whether they are happy memories or regrets.
- Differs from other stages because it looks back on all the other stages and their success/failure.
- Success leads to feelings of wisdom; Failure leads to regret, bitterness, and despair.
- Looking back on a successful life results in a sense of peace.
- Lack of success in this stage will lead to thoughts of a wasted life filled with regrets.
- Those looking back positively will feel a sense of integrity.
- Leads to wisdom even as one approaches death.

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- Theory does not directly touch on the mechanisms used in resolving conflicts and moving to the next stage of development.
- Fails to detail the experiences needed to lead to success in the stages.

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- Provides broad framework staging the entire lifespan.
- Allows focus on social nature of human beings and how life experiences effect maturation of psychosocial development.
- Researchers have made even more sub-stages, building on Erikson's theory.