Erik Erikson’s psychosocial crises in maturation characterized by a series of eight encounters, one for each stage of development. These encounters contrast a positive success to a corresponding failure as follows: (a) trust versus mistrust; (b) autonomy versus shame and doubt; (c) initiative versus guilt; (d) industry versus inferiority; (e) ego identity versus self-diffusion; (f) intimacy versus isolation; (g) generosity versus self-absorption or stagnation; and (h) integrity versus despair, psychosexual stages.