Which Erikson stage includes the basic virtue Competency?

Which Erikson stage includes the basic virtue Competency?

• A. Trust vs Mistrust
• B. Identity vs Role Confusion
• C. Industry vs Inferiority
• D. Intimacy vs Isolation

Answer: (C)

During school-age years, children focus on mastering skills and tasks and measuring their abilities against peers. This is the period of Industry versus Inferiority. When kids experience success—learning to read, solving problems, completing a project, or working well with others—and receive encouragement, they develop a sense of competence, a belief in their own ability to accomplish things. This feeling of competence is the basic virtue linked to this stage. If efforts are met with persistent difficulty or negative feedback, children may doubt their abilities and feel inferior. Other stages focus on different outcomes—early trust builds hope, adolescence explores identity building fidelity, and young adulthood emphasizes intimate relationships and love.

During school-age years, children focus on mastering skills and tasks and measuring their abilities against peers. This is the period of Industry versus Inferiority. When kids experience success—learning to read, solving problems, completing a project, or working well with others—and receive encouragement, they develop a sense of competence, a belief in their own ability to accomplish things. This feeling of competence is the basic virtue linked to this stage. If efforts are met with persistent difficulty or negative feedback, children may doubt their abilities and feel inferior. Other stages focus on different outcomes—early trust builds hope, adolescence explores identity building fidelity, and young adulthood emphasizes intimate relationships and love.