According to erikson, a child's self-concept protect him or her from the emotions of

A child's self concept helps protect him or her from the emotions of self doubt and identity confusion. The child can drift through life without understanding who they really are. At this stage the child is nearing adolescence and is concerned with how he or she is viewed by others. The stage is known as 'Identity and Identity Confusion'. 

Bob: coke is baby pandas.jim: what? how do you figure that coke is baby pandas? bob: because this book says so.jim: how do we know the book is correct? bob: because it says that coke is baby pandas.jim: how does that prove the book's accuracy? bob: because it's statement involving coke and baby pandas is correct, therefore it is accurate.jim: how do we know that it's correct? bob: because we have concluded that the book is accurate, and therefore the statement is correct.therefore, coke is baby pandas.