Problem
Read the Case Study provided and answer the corresponding questions below: Adolescence is a period that begins with puberty and ends with the transition to adulthood (approximately ages 10-20).
Steve, a fifteen-year-old student was caught bullying his classmates and forcing them to give him their money. In the interview, Steve mentioned that he is involved with a group of teenage boys who has asked him to collect money to defray the hospital bills of one of their group member's mother who was diagnosed with a terminal disease. When he was caught by school authorities, Steve blamed the society's failure to meet the medical and health care needs of the poor and he is only doing what is best for the sick and dying person. Steve is performing well in his studies and attends classes regularly. He is a basketball varsity player and has no record of using prohibited drugs.
He, however, expresses his desire to live independently apart from his parents when he graduates from high school as they resent his relationship with his girlfriend. While in college, he aims to get a college varsity scholarship and a part-time job. When asked if he thinks it is right to rob money from others, he feels that what he did was wrong but he wants to be fully accepted by his friends. He also mentioned that his friend's mother is going to die soon and he
could not stand to see her suffer.
How can Steve's behavior be understood by Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory? Be specific in accordance to the case study above?