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Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
Amy Mabel has just turned two and is potty training under her parents' direction. The crisis in this stage is between being happy about succeeding in being able to do something on your own and feeling shame and doubt when you fail and think you can't do it. -
Identity vs Confusion
Amy, (16 yrs. old) who is in high school, is working hard to get straight A's on her finals so she can keep her GPA up and eventually go to the college of her dreams. The crisis of this stage is to figure out who you want to be and confusion when struggling to succeed and not knowing if you should change the path you are working towards. -
Intimacy vs Isolation
Amy, who is now an adult, has been in a relationship with Tim going on two years and accepted his hand in marriage. The crisis of this stage is learning to share with your partner more personal things about your life while also struggling with feeling alone because you can't open up fully to your partner and trust that your significant other won't leave you.