Question

"A teenage boy drifts from one religion or social cause to another, in an effort to "find himself." He seems to be wrestling with the question of "who am I" in a spiritual sort of way. According to Erikson, he is probably struggling with which developmental crisis?"

Answer 1

The boy's crisis sets in Erikson's Identity vs. Role Confusion developmental stage.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Erikson, there are 8 developmental stages one must go by throughout his/her life.

The identity vs. role confusion stage occurs during the teenage years (12-18 years old). One's self- image is formed and completed during this stage and it integrates one's beliefs as a whole to develop a certain personality.

This teenage boy is drifting from religions and social causes in order to try to "find himself". Since he is struggling with the question "who am I?" it can be inferred that he has not yet developed a personality as such and thus develops a crisis from this.