Jeffrey Is What Many People Would Call a Curmudgeon

Jeffrey is what many people would call a curmudgeon. He thinks children should neither be seen nor heard, and he detests all his relatives. Jeffrey spends most of his days on his porch berating his long-suffering wife about how she made him waste the last 60 years, because she didn't encourage him to go to school. Erikson would argue that Jeffrey is exhibiting:

A) despair.
B) self-loathing.
C) self-absorption.
D) isolation.