Lesson 1-Your College Years III. Erickson's Theory of Developmentalstages Each developmental stage is characterized by a different psychological" crisis", which must be resolved by the individual before the individual can move on to the next stage. If the person copes with a particular crisis in a maladaptive manner, the outcome will be more struggles with that issue later in life. To Erikson the sequence of the stages are set by nature. It is within the set limits that nurture works its ways W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 1 – Your College Years III. Erickson’s Theory of Developmental Stages Each developmental stage is characterized by a different psychological "crisis", which must be resolved by the individual before the individual can move on to the next stage. If the person copes with a particular crisis in a maladaptive manner, the outcome will be more struggles with that issue later in life. To Erikson, the sequence of the stages are set by nature. It is within the set limits that nurture works its ways. To be continued on the next page