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Ashley Wilt

Dustin Phan

Matt Harbaugh

Tyler Springer

Stage 6

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Sources:

http://psychology.about.com/od/psychosocialtheories/a/psychosocial_3.htm

http://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/erik/stage6.html

Isolation

  • An unsuccessful transition through stage 6 is considered to be an unbalanced between intimacy and isolation.
  • Identity (stage 5) influences isolation. Without a personal identity the person will not find a committed relationship.
  • Failed attempts at intimacy can lead to exclusion (rejecting relationships and those who have them), promiscuity (getting too close too quick and not sustaining it), or depression.
  • When a person passes unsuccessfully through a psychosocial crisis stage they develop a tendency toward one or other of the opposing forces, which then becomes a behavioral tendency or even a mental problem.
  • Many people often refer to this outcome as someone’s “baggage” or “hang-ups”
  • Extreme tendency toward the first (syntonic) disposition- Maladaptation
  • Extreme tendency toward the second (dystonic) disposition- Malignancy

Intimacy

Successful Intimacy

  • The young adult must develop intimate relationships with others.
  • He/she must be willing to be open and committed to another individual.
  • Erikson believed that a strong sense of personal identity was important for developing intimate relationships.
  • Adult individuals can form close relationships and share with others if they have achieved that sense of identity.
  • ex: Giving and sharing with an individual without asking what will be received in return.

Intimacy vs Isolation

  • Age: young adult (19-40 years)
  • Major Question: "Will I be loved or will I be alone?"
  • Basic Virtue: Love
  • Important Event(s): Romantic Relationships

Isolation

  • In this stage, the most important events are love relationships.
  • Intimacy refers to one's ability to relate to another human being on a deep, personal level.
  • An individual who has not developed a sense of identity usually will fear a committed relationship and may retreat into isolation.
  • It is important to mention that having a sexual relationship does not indicate intimacy.
  • People can be sexually intimate without being committed and open with another.
  • True intimacy requires personal commitment.
  • However, mutual satisfaction will increase the closeness of people in a true intimate relationship.

The End

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