A jilted college student is admitted to a mental health unit following a suicide attempt and states, "No one will ever love a loser like me." According to Erikson's theory of personality development, a nurse should recognize that this client has a deficit in which developmental stage?

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The client's statement indicates a deficit in the intimacy versus isolation stage, where individuals seek mutually satisfying relationships but may feel alone or disconnected if they are unable to establish these relationships. Trust versus mistrust focuses on the ability to form trusting relationships during infancy, initiative versus guilt focuses on developing a sense of purpose during preschool years, and ego integrity versus despair focuses on reflecting on one's life during later adulthood.

A Jilted College Student Is Admitted to a Mental Health