According to Erikson, during the first year of life, young infants must resolve the psychosocial crisis of:
A)initiative versus guilt
B)industry versus inferiority
C)generativity versus stagnation
D)trust versus mistrust

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According to Erikson's theory, the first stage of psychosocial development is trust versus mistrust, which occurs from birth to 18 months. In this stage, infants learn to trust or mistrust their caregivers based on the consistency and reliability of their care. The other options, initiative versus guilt, industry versus inferiority, and generativity versus stagnation, occur later in development.

According to Erikson, During the First Year of Life, Young