Thirty-year-old Alayna is painfully shy and so sensitive to rejection that she rarely talks to people other than her coworkers and her family members. Occasionally a man asks her out, but she always refuses. She spends a good deal of time reading and writing in her diary about her loneliness and other feelings. According to Erikson's theory, Alayna is facing the psychosocial conflict of _____ and is likely to develop _____.
A)industry versus inferiority; inferiority
B)autonomy versus guilt; guilt
C)generativity versus stagnation; stagnation
D)intimacy versus isolation; isolation

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Alayna is facing the psychosocial conflict of intimacy versus isolation, which occurs during young adulthood. Her fear of rejection and reluctance to engage in romantic relationships suggest that she may be developing a sense of isolation rather than a capacity for intimacy.

Thirty-Year-Old Alayna Is Painfully Shy and So Sensitive to Rejection