A middle-aged person who is very concerned about giving something back to his community. The person has joined the Big Brother/Big Sister program and spends a couple of hours each week volunteering at a local shelter for homeless teens. This person's behaviours are most relevant to which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development?
A)Identity versus role confusion
B)Integrity versus despair
C)Generativity versus stagnation
D)Industry versus inferiority

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Generativity versus stagnation is the stage of Erikson's psychosocial development theory that occurs during middle adulthood. It involves the need to create or nurture things that will outlast the individual, often by parenting children or contributing to positive changes that benefit other people. The described behaviors of volunteering and wanting to give back to the community align with the concept of generativity.

A Middle-Aged Person Who Is Very Concerned About Giving Something