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Incorrect - Trust vs mistrust is the first stage of psychosocial development and lasts from birth to around 18 months. During this stage, infants develop the ability to trust those around them and feel safe and secure in the world. This child has progressed past this stage.
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Trust vs Mistrust
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Correct - Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt usually occurs between the ages of 18 months to approximately 3 years. This child is demonstrating many of the traits associated with this stage such as a desire to choose and being toilet trained.
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Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
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Incorrect - Initiative vs Guilt is the third stage of psychosocial development and usually begins in children around the age of 3 to the age of 5. At this point in development, children begin to assert power and control over their surroundings, usually through directing play and other social interactions.
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Initiative vs Guilt
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Incorrect - Industry vs Inferiority  is the fourth stage in psychosocial development and typically takes place in the early school year, between the ages of 5 to 11. During this stage children begin to develop a sense of pride in their accomplishments and abilities and begin to cope with new social and academic demands.
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Industry vs Inferiority
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Incorrect - Identity vs Role confusion is usually experienced by teenagers and is centred around the development of social relationships.
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Identity vs Role Confusion
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A 2-year-old boy attends his GP surgery for a review. His mum reports that he has recently begun to choose which toys he would like to play with and what clothes he would like to wear. He engages well in games directed by his older brother. He has also become fully toilet trained.

Which of the following stages of Erickson's stages of psychosocial development would this represent?
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