According to Erikson, failure to resolve a psychosocial dilemma or crisis at a particular life stage

a. causes a person to become psychotic.
b. leads to a person developing antisocial tendencies.
c. makes it harder for the person to deal with the later crises.
d. causes a person to become fixated at this stage leading to anxiety and repression.


ANSWER: c

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