A positive resolution of the psychosocial crisis of group identity versus alienation results in the achievement of the prime adaptive ego quality of

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The psychosocial crisis of group identity versus alienation occurs during Erik Erikson's fifth stage of psychosocial development, which is adolescence. When adolescents successfully resolve this crisis, they develop the prime adaptive ego quality of fidelity to others. This means that they are able to form meaningful and enduring relationships with others based on loyalty and trust. Option A, intimacy, is the prime adaptive ego quality that is associated with the resolution of the psychosocial crisis of intimacy versus isolation, which occurs during Erikson's sixth stage of psychosocial development. Option B, isolation, is not a prime adaptive ego quality. Option C, friendship, is not a prime adaptive ego quality either, although it may be an important aspect of forming relationships during adolescence.

A Positive Resolution of the Psychosocial Crisis of Group Identity