What is the negative outcome described in Industry vs Inferiority?

What is the negative outcome described in Industry vs Inferiority?

• A. Inferiority: lack of confidence and negative reactions from peers, teachers, and family
• B. Identity confusion
• C. Trust issues
• D. Excessive independence

Answer: (A)

In Erikson’s model, this stage centers on children learning to master new skills and take pride in their accomplishments. When things go well, they develop a sense of industry—the feeling that they can work hard, learn, and produce results. The negative outcome described here is inferiority, where the child doubts their abilities and lacks confidence, often reinforced by negative feedback or reactions from peers, teachers, and family. This can show up as reluctance to try new tasks, believing they aren’t capable, and withdrawing from activities they'd otherwise enjoy. The other ideas point to different life periods or dynamics: identity confusion is typical of adolescence, trust issues stem from infancy, and excessive independence isn’t the classic negative outcome of this stage.

In Erikson’s model, this stage centers on children learning to master new skills and take pride in their accomplishments. When things go well, they develop a sense of industry—the feeling that they can work hard, learn, and produce results. The negative outcome described here is inferiority, where the child doubts their abilities and lacks confidence, often reinforced by negative feedback or reactions from peers, teachers, and family. This can show up as reluctance to try new tasks, believing they aren’t capable, and withdrawing from activities they'd otherwise enjoy.

The other ideas point to different life periods or dynamics: identity confusion is typical of adolescence, trust issues stem from infancy, and excessive independence isn’t the classic negative outcome of this stage.