Kevin feels very isolated and has trouble making friends. According to Erikson, if Kevin does not resolve this conflict, what will he not be able to achieve?

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According to Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, the conflict of isolation primarily occurs during the young adulthood stage, which focuses on intimacy vs. isolation. Successfully navigating this stage leads to the virtue of love. Fidelity, however, is the virtue achieved in the adolescence stage, which focuses on identity vs. role confusion. If Kevin feels isolated and cannot make friends, it suggests he is struggling with the intimacy vs. isolation conflict, not directly with achieving fidelity, which is more about loyalty and faithfulness developed in an earlier stage.

Kevin Feels Very Isolated and Has Trouble Making Friends