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John's Marriage
John married Stacy at age 26 in order to form a lifelong companionship filled with love and happiness. This is part of Erikson's fifth stage, intimacy vs isolation, and the crisis is forming a strong emotional bond with another person. -
John's Promotion
John, age 42, gets promoted to vice president at his company. This is part of Erikson's seventh stage, generativity vs stagnation, where the conflict is finding success in a way that makes us feel like we did something good in our lives. -
John's Death
John, aged 77, died from a long battle with cancer. He died knowing he fulfilled his life and career goals. This is part of Erikson's eighth stage, ego integrity vs despair. The conflict in this stage is feeling like whether or not one's life goals were achieved.