Emily is a 15 year-old girl who was not sure what to do with her life. Over the weekend, her dad told her to pack her bags and go to Pittsburgh with him. While her dad attended a business meeting, she took a hike along Tranquil Trail and explored the Monongahela River for over six hours. As she walked through the valleys and along the creeks, she found a sense of mission in her life. She told herself, ‘This is what I am born to do: to preserve this beautiful landscape for the next generation’. Which of the following stages does Emily fit in the psychosocial stages developed by psychologist Erik Erikson?
