Erik Erikson believed that people develop through psychosocial stages, each stage affected by the resolution of the last stage. Each stage is defined by a task or crisis described as an interaction of opposite forces. How a person resolves each successive crisis builds personality and identity (Feist et al., 2021).

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Pick one of eight Psychosocial Stages proposed by Erikson and answer the following questions:

  • What words are used to describe the crisis of this stage?
  • What would cause a favorable resolution of this stage?
  • What would interfere with a resolution?
  • Give an example of the crisis in this stage, either through your own experience, your observations, or from fiction.

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