Question

Mike is 68 years old and is sitting in his recliner reflecting on the mistakes he made in his life as well as the dreams that went unfulfilled. According to Erik Erikson, Mike is in the stage of development called _____ versus _____.

Answer 1

Answer: ego dignity; despair.

Explanation:

Erik Erikson was a Psychologist, he was born on the 15th of June in the year 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany. Erik Erikson died at the age of 92 years old on the 12th of May in the year 1994 in the United States of America. He proposed in his theory that there are stages in psychosocial developments.

SOME of the stages and the psychosocial crisis include the following;

(1). Infancy(Under 2 years) ------> Trust versus mistrust.

(2). Early adulthood(20–39 years) ----> Intimacy versus Isolation.

(3). Late Adulthood(60 years and above) --------> Ego Integrity versus Despair

So, back to the question; we can see that Mike is 68 years old, that is above the 60 years.

Therefore, According to Erik Erikson, Mike is in the stage of development called ego/integrity versus despair and reflecting on life.

NB: I did not include all the psychosocial stages.