According to Erikson's Theory of Development

question 98

Multiple Choice

According to Erikson's theory of development:

• A) most of the important challenges occur prior to puberty
• B) once adulthood is reached, the important issue is how to maintain the cognitive and social gains you have made to that point
• C) important cognitive and social changes occur across the entire life span
• D) development can best be thought of as a continuous process rather than something that proceeds in stages

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Psychosis

Loss of contact with reality, most often evidenced as delusions or hallucinations.

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