Using Erikson's Psychosocial Development Stages, What Stage Is a 17-Year-Old

question 38

Multiple Choice

Using Erikson's Psychosocial Development Stages, what stage is a 17-year-old girl in?

• A) Intimacy versus isolation
• B) Autonomy versus shame and doubt
• C) Trust versus mistrust
• D) Identify versus role confusion
• E) Generativity versus stagnation

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