Rudy, who has just retired from his longtime job as a corporate executive, is enjoying the freedom that his post-working years a
fford him, and he is spending a lot of time doing the traveling that he never had the time to do before. According to Robert Atchley, he is in which phase of retirement A. the preretirement phase
B. the near phase
C. the honeymoon phase
D. the termination phase
According to Robert Atchley, he is in C. the honeymoon phase.
Explanation:
Robert Atchley developed stages of retirement:
Planning
Excitement
Honeymoon: the individual feels there are a lot of opportunities and possibilities for him/her. He/she is finally able to relax and <em>enjoy the beginning of retirement.</em> It generally lasts a year.
Disenchantment
Reorientation and Stability
In this case, Rudy has just retired and he is enjoying his freedom and spending time traveling. He is at the honeymoon stage.
