Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of development focus on:
A) pleasurable erogenous zones
B) a hierarchy of needs
C) predictable conflicts throughout the lifespan
D) the interactions of the id, ego, and superego

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Erikson's theory proposes that there are predictable conflicts or crises that individuals face at different stages of development, and that these conflicts affect their overall psychological and social well-being. Erikson's theory also emphasizes the importance of social and cultural factors in shaping development, whereas options A, B, and D are associated with other theories of development (such as Freud's psychosexual stages, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and Freud's structural model of the mind).

Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development Focus On