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.
In this lesson, we will discuss the conflict and growth associated with each stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory. Psychologist Erik Erikson, a major contributor to developmental psychology, proposed a comprehensive theory of the ways that individuals develop their identity, or in other words, a sense of who they are, and society's influence on that development.