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Child Development: Erikson's Muscular-Anal Stage
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
1 year to 3 years
- Biologically includes learning to walk, feed self, talk
- Muscular maturation sets stage for "holding on and letting go"
- Need for outer control, firmness of caretaker prior to development
of autonomy
- Shame occurs when child is overtly self-conscious via negative exposure
- Self-doubt can evolve if parents overly shame child, e.g. about elimination
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