Human Growth and Development / Unit 12 HGD 1658 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Intimacy Versus Isolation
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The idea
Erikson's sixth crisis, intimacy versus isolation, is establishing close, trusting relationships, which require commitment, vulnerability and compromise; avoiding them risks isolation.
In practice
Intimacy in Erikson's sense spanning friendship, love and even shared hardship, not only romance.
Where people slip
Independence and connection coexist: feeling needed by family and friends predicts support and well-being.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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