A 29-Year-Old Client Living with Parents Has Few Interpersonal Relationships

Multiple Choice

A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal relationships.The client states,"I have trouble trusting people." Based on Erikson's developmental theory,which should the nurse recognize as a true statement about this client?

A) The client has not progressed beyond the trust versus mistrust developmental stage.
B) Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's adult functioning.
C) The client cannot move to the next developmental stage until mastering all earlier stages.
D) The client's developmental problems began in the intimacy versus isolation stage.