The mother of a 13-year-old girl tells the school nurse that her daughter will appear one day neatly dressed and groomed and the next will have on tattered jeans and a t-shirt and untidy hair. The nurse realizes that these are "trials" to find:

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The major developmental task of Erik Erikson's theory is that of discovery of one's identity. The changing of clothing and behaviors indicate trying for a "fit."

The Mother of a 13-Year-Old Girl Tells the School Nurse