Betty just celebrated her fiftieth birthday.She celebrated by taking hang-gliding lessons and purchasing a more mature wardrobe.According to Levinson,Betty is engaged in which developmental task?

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According to Levinson's theory, the developmental task during middle adulthood is the young-old stage, in which individuals come to terms with their aging selves and strive to find new ways to remain youthful and vital. Betty's decision to take hang-gliding lessons and purchase a more mature wardrobe can be seen as attempts to both maintain her youthfulness and embrace her maturity, which are characteristic of the young-old stage.

Betty Just Celebrated Her Fiftieth Birthday