Question

select the correct answer.
according to erik h. erikson, which challenge do adolescents face?
a. gaining trust versus mistrust
b. gaining intimacy versus isolation
c. taking initiative versus guilt
d. gaining identity versus confusion

Explanation:

Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory has stages. Adolescents (12 - 18 years) face the crisis of identity vs. confusion, where they explore self - identity. Trust vs. mistrust is for infancy, intimacy vs. isolation for young adulthood, and initiative vs. guilt for early childhood. So the correct option is D.

Answer:

D. gaining identity versus confusion