According to Erikson,what Happens When a Person Who Had Difficulty

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Multiple Choice

According to Erikson,what happens when a person who had difficulty with the developmental challenge in one stage enters the next stage? He or she is ______.

• A) equally likely to do well with the new stage as someone who achieved the developmental challenge at the earlier stage
• B) at high risk for being unsuccessful at the next stage as well
• C) advised to regress to the earlier stage and successfully complete the developmental challenge before moving on
• D) more likely to do well since he or she experienced the difficulty in the previous stage

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