2016-11-08T11:59:55-05:00. When writing the Constitution, the Framers gave Congress the power to admit new states. The last stated to be admitted to the United States was Hawaii in March of 1959.
According to Erikson's theory, the way a person resolves the crisis will determine their personal identity and future development. In this article we limit our discussion to the crises of adolescence but more complete information about Erikson's theory can be found in the Introduction to Child Development article. The first crisis typically occurs during early to middle adolescence, and is called the crisis of identity versus identity confusion.
While developing a sense of identity is an important part of the teenage years, Erikson did not believe that the formation and growth of identity was just confined to adolescence. Instead, identity is something that shifts and grows throughout life as people confront new challenges and tackle different experiences.