The nurse has made a home visit and has assessed the family and its members.The nurse notes that one of the family members is having a problem with ego integrity and has assessed that a patient is having an issue with ego integrity and may require additional professional support.Which of the following family members is most likely to be experiencing this problem?

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Ego integrity (the union of all previous phases of the life cycle) is the challenge in this stage and demands successful aging through continued activity.Having gone through the various stages of family development, the couple accepts what they have done as their own.At this time, they may need family or professional support to pursue other interests or maintain former activities to feel needed and useful.Bullying does not involve issues of ego integrity.The mother and the father are both facing challenging jobs and demands related to work.Ego integrity to include the need to feel useful and needed would not be issues for either of these persons.

The Nurse Has Made a Home Visit and Has Assessed