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GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 29

Development Across the Life Span · Physical, Cognitive and Psychosocial Development: Infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Erickson’s fifth stage of psychosocial development is

  1. Identity vs role confusion
  2. Intimacy vs isolation
  3. Generative vs stagnation
  4. Integrity vs despair

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Correct answer: (A) Identity vs role confusion

Explanation

Erikson's stages run: trust vs mistrust, autonomy vs shame, initiative vs guilt, industry vs inferiority, identity vs role confusion (fifth), intimacy vs isolation, generativity vs stagnation, integrity vs despair.