As a parent with an Eriksonian orientation,Sheryl believes that the first developmental task her newborn daughter will encounter will be about

A) trust.
B) autonomy.
C) initiative.
D) self-identity.

Psychosocial

Pertaining to the interrelation of social factors and individual thought and behavior.

Erikson

Psychologist Erik H. Erikson, known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings, identifying eight stages from infancy to adulthood.

Theory

a systematically organized set of concepts, propositions, and definitions that project a coherent view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables, with the purpose of explaining and predicting phenomena.