Question

April is 15 and can't decide if she wants to be a rocker, a preppie, or a goth. she is in erikson's _____ stage.

Answer 1

Ego identity vs. role confusion

Answer 2

Answer: April is 15 and can't decide if she wants to be a rocker, a preppie, or a goth. She is in Erikson's: Identity vs. Identity Diffusion stage.

Explanation:

At this stage, children become teenagers. They find their sexual identity and start designing an image of that future person they want to look like. They try to find their purposes and roles in society and must also try to discern which activities are appropriate for their age.

Erik Erikson was an American psychoanalyst of German origin. After studying art in his youth, he met Anna Freud, under the influence of which he settled in Vienna and joined the psychoanalytic movement. In 1933 he emigrated to the United States, where he studied the cultural influence on psychological development working with children from various Indian reserves.