As 79-year-old Joe mentally reviews his life he cannot help from smiling to himself.He believes he married and spent over 40 years with the most wonderful woman in the world,helped to raise three fine children,and was successful in his career as an accountant.At this point in his life,Joe is experiencing
A) integrity.
B) identity.
C) generativity.
D) intimacy.

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According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, integrity versus despair is the final stage of human development that occurs in older adulthood. In this stage, individuals reflect on their lives and feel a sense of satisfaction and acceptance of their accomplishments and failures. Joe's smiling and positive feelings toward his life indicate that he is experiencing integrity. Identity, generativity, and intimacy are earlier stages in Erikson's theory.

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