According to Erikson, ego __________ involves looking back on one's life and accepting the outcome of it, and ego __________ entails regrets and bitterness about the course of one's life, and a conclusion that it has not gone well and now cannot be changed.

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According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, in the final stage of life (late adulthood), individuals either achieve a sense of integrity or experience despair. Integrity involves looking back on one's life and accepting the outcome of it, while despair entails regrets and bitterness about the course of one's life, and a conclusion that it has not gone well and now cannot be changed. Therefore, the correct answer is C) integrity; despair.

According to Erikson, Ego __________ Involves Looking Back on One's