Which of the following statements is considered a weakness of psychosocial theory?

A. It focuses on childhood rather than adulthood.
B. It hypothesizes a specific direction for healthy growth at each life stage.
C. The process of moving from one stage to another needs more development. 
D. The psychosocial crisis is not the same from one stage to the next.


Answer: C

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