Thirty-year-old Alayna is painfully shy and so sensitive to rejection that she rarely talks to people other than her coworkers and her family members. Occasionally, a man asks her out, but she always refuses. She spends a good deal of time reading and writing in her diary about her loneliness and other feelings. According to Erikson's theory, Alayna is facing the psychosocial conflict of _____ and is likely to develop _____.
A) industry versus inferiority; inferiority
B) autonomy versus guilt; guilt
C) generativity versus stagnation; stagnation
D) intimacy versus isolation; isolation

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Alayna's avoidance of relationships and her feelings of loneliness suggest that she is struggling with the psychosocial conflict of intimacy versus isolation. If she continues to avoid relationships and isolate herself, she is likely to develop a sense of isolation and loneliness.

Thirty-Year-Old Alayna Is Painfully Shy and So Sensitive to Rejection