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Brooke's Quiz
Brooke (age 10) studied very hard for a math quiz about multiplication. She was the only one in her class to get a perfect score. In return for her hard work, Brook's teach suspects her of cheating. This makes Brook feel inferior and has low self-esteem. Erikson's fourth stage, Industry vs. Inferiority The crises is between trying to take pride in accomplishments while gaining encouragement to succeed vs not being encouraged and feeling like a failure/incompetent -
Brooke's Boyfriend
Brooke's (age 17) boyfriend Simon (age 18) cheated on her when they had been dating for over two years. This leads to the relationship ending. Brooke struggles with going out on dates and trusting people. Erikson's 6th stage, Intimacy vs. Isolation The crisis of trying to find a person we feel safe with that we trust/commit to and struggling to find intimacy because of betrayal, lies, or bad experiences with a pervious significant other -
Brooke's Life Reflection
Brooke (now 60) got pregnant when she was 16 years old and in high school. Her and her mother did most of the work to raise the baby. Brooke had 2 more kids, and had to spend most of her young adult life taking care of her children Erikson's eighth stage, Ego Integrity versus Despair The crises between wanting to have a successful life and not accomplishing all the goals we wanted to reach.