Core term · Erik Erikson

Trust vs. Mistrust

The earliest chapter of life, in which a baby learns from steady, caring attention whether the world is a place that can be relied upon.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn Trust vs. Mistrust into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.