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Erikson's stages of identity

Erikson mapped identity development across eight life stages, each presenting a core tension—trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus shame, identity versus confusion—that shapes how we come to know ourselves. His model shows that who we are is not fixed but continuously renegotiated in relationship to others and changing circumstances.

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