Erikson Stages

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Erikson’s stages of development talks about the eight stages of development in which individuals should pass through, from infancy to late adulthood. This study is focus on the Adolescence. This stage is the most crucial because in this stage you were able to form a sense of identity. In this stage an individual will experience identity and role confusion. Puberty is important because it develops ego identity. With this, an adolescent finds their new roles to help them discover the things that they are curious of. This helps an individual to cope with the problems and difficulties that may encounter during identity versus role confusion. According to Erikson, society in which an adolescent live plays a big role on their identity formation.

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