Joanne just moved to a new city for a job and is finding it hard to go out and meet new people.According to Erikson, Joanne is struggling with the psychosocial crisis.

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Joanne is facing the psychosocial crisis of intimacy versus isolation as she is finding it difficult to socially connect with new people in her new city. This is a stage in the young adulthood phase of Erikson's theory where individuals experience a conflict between forming close relationships and feeling isolated. Option A (initiative versus guilt) is a conflict that occurs in early childhood, Option B (identity versus role confusion) occurs during adolescence, and Option D (generativity versus stagnation) occurs during middle adulthood.

Joanne Just Moved to a New City for a Job