Generativity or stagnation are two feelings that may dominate a person's life during __________.
A) middle adulthood
B) young adulthood
C) late adulthood
D) the period after a person is told that he or she has a terminal illness

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Generativity vs. stagnation is a psychosocial crisis that occurs during middle adulthood, typically between the ages of 40 and 65. This is a time when individuals may focus on contributing to society, mentoring younger generations, and leaving a positive impact on the world (generativity) or experience feelings of boredom, disengagement, and lack of purpose (stagnation). Young adulthood and late adulthood have their own psychosocial crises (intimacy vs. isolation and integrity vs. despair, respectively), and the period after a terminal illness diagnosis may be characterized by various emotions such as shock, grief, and acceptance, but not necessarily generativity or stagnation.

Generativity or Stagnation Are Two Feelings That May Dominate a Person's