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.
6 I. INTRODUCTION Many theories on life span identity and personality development (e.g., Erikson, 1982, Levinson, 1978) emphasise the importance of attaining a sense of integrity and serenity as well as a sense of life satisfaction at the end of oneâs life.1 One could argue that E. Erikson considers the development of integrity and wisdom to be the result of a lifelong development towards coping with maturation because wisdom, as the highest stage of development, gives the strength to be able to face the losses in old age and fear of death.