After age 65, most people are attempting to assess their lives and make sense of life and the meaning of their contributions. What is the primary developmental task of this stage? generativity vs. stagnation identity vs. guilt initiative vs. guilt integrity vs. despair

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Shyla Hart

30 April, 03:39

After age 65, most people are attempting to assess their lives and make sense of life and the meaning of their contributions. What is the primary developmental task of this stage? generativity vs. stagnation identity vs. guilt initiative vs. guilt integrity vs. despair

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Tamia Wiley · Answer 1

The answer is Integrity vs. despair.

Explanation:

During this stage, which is the last in Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, people tend to question if they have had a meaningful, useful or interesting life. This usually happens when they become very aware of their mortality due to events such as retirement or losing a spouse.

A person who does not succeed at this stage might experience feelings of regret and despair upon reflecting on their life.