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John (age 8) is congratulated by his baseball team for scoring the most points over the course of the season. In Erikson's 4th stage, industry versus inferiority, the crisis is between a sense of pride and accomplishment, or a sense of inferiority to peers.
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John (16) ultimately decides he wants to be baptized by the Church, a decision his parents delayed to allow him to choose his own path. John has decided that religion will be a major part of his life. In Erikson's 5th stage, Identity versus Role Confusion, the crisis is between being sure of who they are and where they fit in, and being uncertain of their role in life as well as confusion towards their future.
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John (26) after graduating from graduate school, proposes to his girlfriend of 5 years. In Erikson's 6th stage, intimacy versus isolation, the crisis is between having a strong sense of self and developing intimate relationships or experiencing loneliness and emotional isolation.
