Leroy has a friend who is suspicious, pessimistic, and easily ashamed. He knows that self-awareness emerges at 18 months and without some independence, a child may feel ashamed and doubtful. Such problems in early infancy can last a lifetime. Leroy believes that his friend's problems may have originated in the early developmental crisis that Erikson named:

Autonomy versus shame and doubt  

Explanation:

The psycho-social theory was proposed by Erick Erickson. He proposed eight stages of psycho-social theory. Autonomy versus shame and doubt is the second stage of the psycho-social development theory. This stage occurs between 18 months to 2 and 3 years. Erick Erickson, this stage specially focused on the development of a sense of self-control. At this stage, children develop independence and control themselves that world around them.  

Thus Leroy has a friend who was suspicious, pessimistic and get easily ashamed. He also knows that self-awareness develops at stage 128 to 2 to 3 years. So that Leroy's friend was a developmental crisis that Erickson named Autonomy versus shame and doubt.

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