where some sort of conflict resolution needs to be reached before progressing to the next stage; "the more an individual resolves the crisis successfully, the healthier that individual's development will be" (Santrock 42).
             Erikson's stages begin at birth and end in late adulthood. The first stage is trust versus mistrust (infancy) where an infant needs to feel a fair amount of physical comfort allowing little room for any undue anxiety; this would cause the infant a sense of mistrust which often is a difficult emotion to overcome. Stage two is autonomy versus shame and doubt (1 to 3 years), this is where individuals begin to explore outside their comfort zone and begin to discover their own independence; shame and doubt occurs if a child is guarded too closely and not given the freedom to discover themself. Stage three is initiative versus guilt (3 to 5 years), "children's increasing ability to communicate and to imagine leads them to initiate many activities" (Berns 36); if they are given opportunity to ask questions, try new things and are made to feel a sense of accomplishment with their trials, children's sense of guilt should be overcome. Stage four is called industry versus i
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