Autonomy versus shame and doubt is the second stage of Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. This stage occurs between the age of 18 months and around age 2 or 3 years. According to ...
How early childhood experience build (or damage) a child's confidence Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Initiative vs. guilt is the third stage of Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development.