DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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Initiative vs Guilt
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Autonomy vs Shame/doubt
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Identity vs Role Confustion
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Intimacy vs Isolation
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Erik Erikson, the main task of adolescents is to solve the crisis of identity versus role confusion. Research has shown that a stable and strong sense of identity is associated with better mental health of adolescents.
Detailed explanation-2: -Identity versus role confusion is the fifth stage of ego in psychologist Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. This stage occurs during adolescence between the ages of approximately 12 and 18. During this stage, adolescents explore their independence and develop a sense of self.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Identity versus Role confusion (or diffusion) stage is characterized by the adolescent question of “Who am I, ” during which time they are conflicted with dozens of values and ideas of who they should be and what they should think.
Detailed explanation-4: -The eight conflicts of Erikson’s theory are: trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame/doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs.