How could Erikson’s concepts of isolation versus intimacy apply to Dylan’s relationships with women? How do the motivations for behavior in evolutionary psychology and in Erikson’s theory compare?
What will be an ideal response?
Dylan could be described as having difficulty resolving the isolation versus intimacy crisis of young adulthood. Although he establishes relations with women, he does not display the commitment that partly represents a successful resolution. While his relationships are sexual, they are not intimate in the way Erikson used the term.
Behavioral motivations in Erikson’s theory are more social in nature. Although evolutionary psychologists attempt to explain social behaviors, they believe that they are biologically based.
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