Forty-seven-year-old Jennifer has recently started tutoring students at the elementary school her own children attended many years ago. She enjoys being around the children and feels a great deal of satisfaction from her tutoring. Jennifer appears to be successfully resolving the crisis of
A)integrity versus despair.
B)industry versus inferiority.
C)intimacy versus isolation.
D)generativity versus self-absorption.

Question

Forty-seven-year-old Jennifer has recently started tutoring students at the elementary school her own children attended many years ago. She enjoys being around the children and feels a great deal of satisfaction from her tutoring. Jennifer appears to be successfully resolving the crisis of ​
A)integrity versus despair.
B)industry versus inferiority.
C)intimacy versus isolation.
D)generativity versus self-absorption.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Jennifer is demonstrating generativity, which involves guiding the next generation or contributing to their development, as opposed to self-absorption, which focuses on personal needs and interests. This aligns with Erikson's stage of generativity versus stagnation (or self-absorption), typically occurring during middle adulthood.

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