Asked by Mikhal Gulley on Jul 02, 2024
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A nursing student overhears a 72-year-old patient reflecting on whether his or her life was meaningful.The nursing student acknowledges that the patient is in which stage of Erikson's eight stages of life?
A) Initiative versus guilt
B) Industry versus inferiority.
C) Integrity versus despair.
D) Intimacy versus isolation.
Erikson's Stages
A theory of psychosocial development that outlines eight stages from infancy to adulthood, each characterized by a specific conflict.
Integrity Versus Despair
A developmental stage proposed by Erik Erikson where older adults reflect on their life and either achieve a sense of fulfillment or experience despair over past regrets.
Life Meaningful
The significance or purpose one attributes to living, often related to personal fulfillment or contributing to others' lives.
- Understand the significance of psychosocial development in older adults and stages of reflection on life's meaning.
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Ashmit Pattanayak6 days ago
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
During the integrity versus despair stage (65 years and older),older persons reflect on their life and feel satisfaction or disappointment.The question answered during this stage is "Has my life been worthwhile?" The older person reflecting on his or her life is not in the initiative versus guilt stage,the industry versus inferiority stage,or the intimacy versus isolation stage.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the significance of psychosocial development in older adults and stages of reflection on life's meaning.