Devin is 23 years old. He has a strong sense of his own identity, but he still is working out who he is while in a relationship and how to make a healthy relationship with a partner. Although he's had several "serious" relationships, he has never had a girlfriend longer than six months. Which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development does Devin's situation best represent?

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Barbara Reid

14 September, 16:12

Devin is 23 years old. He has a strong sense of his own identity, but he still is working out who he is while in a relationship and how to make a healthy relationship with a partner. Although he's had several "serious" relationships, he has never had a girlfriend longer than six months. Which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development does Devin's situation best represent?

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Kayla Aguirre · Answer 1

Based on his age, and the description it can be concluded that he represents the stage of early adulthood.

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According to Erikson's stages, early adulthood representes the time when the virtue developed is love, with the conflict been that of intimacy against isolation. This can be seen in Devin's case in the fact that he is struggling to develop a healthy relationship, and that he has not been able to keep long-term relationships.