Erik Erikson, a Neo-Freudian, postulated eight stages of psychosocial development, rather than Freud's original five. He believed that each stage was marked by a conflict and an event that brought about resolution of that conflict. Which of the stages in his theory is marked by the conflict between trust and mistrust?

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Hope, the first stage of development, happens during infancy and is marked by resolving whether others can be trusted. That is, an infant figures out whether or not caregivers can be trusted.

Erik Erikson, a Neo-Freudian, Postulated Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development