Question

How does Erickson’s fifth stage of psychosocial crisis relate to the concept of self in adolescent?

Answer 1

During adolocent, the transition from childhood to adulthood is most important.children are becoming more independent .in Erikson fifth stage identity vs role of confusion and it occured during adolocent 12-18 .at this stage , adolocent search for a sence of self and personal identity through an intense exploration of personal beliefs , values and goals .At this period , child is reexamine his identity and try to find out exactly who is he or she . Erikson suggest that two identities are involved sextual and occupational.

Self concept means self esteem or what is thinks and how much acept ownself.in Fifth stage, Body image of adolocent has changed.Erikson claimed that the adolocent feel uncomfortable about their body of while until they can adapt and grew into the changes .sucess in this stage will lead to virtue of fiedilty.