Question

A medical assistant is talking to a young adult patient who says he has found a partner he loves but cannot seem to make a commitment to the relationship. The assistant should identify that the developmental crisis that the patient is experiencing is which of the following?

1) Identity vs. Role Confusion
2) Intimacy vs. Isolation
3) Generativity vs. Stagnation
4) Integrity vs. Despair

Answer 1

The patient is experiencing the developmental crisis of Intimacy vs. Isolation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The developmental crisis that the patient is experiencing is 2) Intimacy vs. Isolation. In Erik Erikson's stages of life, young adults are concerned with developing intimate relationships with others after having developed a sense of self in adolescence. Adults who do not develop a positive self-concept in adolescence may experience feelings of loneliness and emotional isolation.