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There are no self-help books for living with your parents in middle age; no "how to dealwith"articles for sharinga bathroomwith yourelderlymother.

Early on I divulged to my hairdresser that I had moved in with my mother. In a show ofsympathy he shared that his son had returned to the family home. OK, I thought, I'm not theonlyone. Iasked how old his son is. Heis 23. Myheart sank.

ExtractedfromMulcahy,C.(2023,November 21).Therearenoself-helpbooksformovinginwith

your parents in middle age, but there should be. The Guardian.https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/21/there-are-no-self-help-books-for-moving-in-

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1. Referring to the entire piece by Mulcahy (2023), in the following table, recognise thedegree to which her shared examples align with or contradict Erik Erikson's theorisedpsychosociallifestages:

Mulcahy'sexample	Erikson'slifestage	Reason(s)theexampleiscoherentwithorcontradictsErikson
e.g., "My heart sank"when my hairdressersaidthathissonis23.	Name of stage andrelevantage(s)	This example aligns with this stagebecause...

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1. Discusswhytheauthor's"heart sank"upon hearingherhairdresser's answer.

When you address this prompt, also compare the relevance of Erikson's theory toMulcahy'sexperienceaswellasthatofatypical43-year-oldSingaporean.Thatis,youare to differentiate the applicability of Erikson's theory to Mulcahy and to an averageSingaporeanin likecircumstances.