2016-11-08T11:59:55-05:00. When writing the Constitution, the Framers gave Congress the power to admit new states. The last stated to be admitted to the United States was Hawaii in March of 1959.
According to Erikson's theory, the way a person resolves the crisis will determine their personal identity and future development. In this article we limit our discussion to the crises of adolescence but more complete information about Erikson's theory can be found in the Introduction to Child Development article. The first crisis typically occurs during early to middle adolescence, and is called the crisis of identity versus identity confusion.
Erikson recognized the basic notions of Freudian theory, but believed that Freud misjudged some important dimensions of human development. Erikson said that humans develop throughout their life span, while Freud said that our personality is shaped by the age of five.