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Frank asks Rachel to start dating: Identity
After meeting Rachel back in middle school, Frank (age 16) asks Rachel (age 15) to start dating after several years of knowing her , having feeling for her and trusting her during difficult times. Erikson's fifth stage, identity vs. role confusion, teens are in the stage of finding out who they are (identity) and where they are going in life (confusion), -
Frank and Rachel decide to marry: Intimacy vs. Isolation
Frank (age 19) and Rachel (age 18) married after graduating from high school because they decided to share their rest of their lives together and move in together. In Erikson’s sixth stage, intimacy vs. isolation, the ability to fuse one's identity with another person (identity) or the inability to take chances with one's identity by sharing true intimacy (isolation). -
Frank and Rachel have their first child: Generativity
After almost a year of marriage, Rachel gives birth to their first child. Both Frank and Rachel show caring and concern for someone else other than themselves. Erikson's seventh stage, generativity vs. stagnation, a chief concern to assist a younger generation in developing and leading useful lives (generativity) and the feeling of not doing anything for a next generation (stagnation). -
Frank's last days: Integrity
Frank (88) died surrounded by his wife of 60 years, one of his sons and one of his daughters. Both Frank and Rachel had 11 children and all have a happy life with their families. He looked and realized that his life had some difficult times but being surrounded by family and especially his wife, made it beautiful and worth living. Erikson’s eighth stage, integrity vs. despair, Frank developed a positive outlook in most of his previous stages of life, having a sense of satisfaction (integrity).