A 30-year-old mother of three is engaged in deep soul-searching regarding who she is and what she wants to do with the rest of her life.A 12-year-old boy is absolutely certain that he was born to be a plumber.Both of these individuals exemplify the ________.
A)specificity of Erikson's psychosocial stages of development
B)limitations of Erikson's psychosocial stages of development
C)advantages of Freud's psychosexual stages of development over Erikson's psychosocial stages
D)comparability between Freud's and Erikson's stages of development

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Erikson's psychosocial stages of development are not strictly age-specific and can vary greatly among individuals, as shown by the examples of the 30-year-old mother and the 12-year-old boy, highlighting the limitations of Erikson's theory in accounting for individual differences in development.

A 30-Year-Old Mother of Three Is Engaged in Deep Soul-Searching