According to Erikson’s model of identity development, a teenager who has spent a
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Question
According to Erikson’s model of identity development, a teenager who has spent a lot of time questioning their beliefs and values as well as the beliefs and values of their parents and peers and has decided that he does not believe in God is thought to be in what stage of identity development?In which Eriksonian identity status are we likely to see the highest level of doubt and lowest levels of religious commitment?
According to Erikson’s model of identity development, a teenager who has spent a lot of time questioning their beliefs and values as well as the beliefs and values of their parents and peers and has decided that he does not believe in God is thought to be in what stage of identity development?
In which Eriksonian identity status are we likely to see the highest level of doubt and lowest levels of religious commitment?
In which Eriksonian identity status are we likely to see the highest level of doubt and lowest levels of religious commitment?
Explanation / Answer
In which Eriksonian identity status are we likely to see the highest level of doubt and lowest levels of religious commitment?
The stage where there is lowest commitment and trust occurs during the first 18 months of the life of a person. The biggest psychosocial crisis in this period is of trust vs mistrust, where the basic question arises if a person could trust what he sees in the works and this mistrust in enhanced by abandonment.