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You have a cousin named Holden who flunked out of three expensive private schools and was arrested for wandering the streets of New York using his parents’ credit card. Holden is intelligent but cannot seem to get motivated toward any career. What co

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You have a cousin named Holden who flunked out of three expensive private schools and was arrested for wandering the streets of New York using his parents’ credit card. Holden is intelligent but cannot seem to get motivated toward any career. What conflict would Erikson say Holden is struggling with?

(A) autonomy versus authority
(B) identity versus role confusion
(C) integrity versus despair
(D) industry versus inferiority
(E) trust versus isolation

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(B) identity versus role confusion

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Holden’s inability to stay in school and decide about goals indicates a search for identity, according to Erikson.

Posted : 29/02/2024 2:46 pm