While Erikson's Intimacy-Versus-Isolation Stage Approach Has Been Influential, Some Aspects

question 43

Multiple Choice

While Erikson's intimacy-versus-isolation stage approach has been influential, some aspects of his theory have come under scrutiny by today's developmentalists, for example in which of the following ways?

• A)Erikson's point of view of healthy intimacy was overly broad and inclusive.
• B)Erikson's point of view focused on women's development rather than men's development.
• C)Erikson did not recognize that some couples are childless by choice.
• D)Erikson's emphasis on examining the continued growth and development of the personality throughout the lifespan.

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