Kelly responds to her infant's needs in a consistent and timely way. When he is tired she puts him down for a nap, and when he i

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Kelly responds to her infant's needs in a consistent and timely way. When he is tired she puts him down for a nap, and when he i

s hungry she feeds him. Erikson would say that Kelly is helping her son to develop a sense of:
A. autonomy.
B. trust.
C. initiative.
D. integrity.

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Elza [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-24T17:39:12+03:00

Answer: B) trust.

Explanation: According to the Erickson theory of psychological development of human being, the quality shown by Kelly is developing trust in her infant child by fulfilling his needs.

Trust is defined as the reliability and predictability in infants behavior towards the caregiver will induce the sense of trust in them .It provides the feeling of security as well.

Other options are incorrect because autonomy is the condition for personal control for doing physical things. Initiative is taking the effort to interact and integrity is the period after being successful in lifer at near about age of 65 years and more.Thus, the correct option is option (B).