55-Year-Old Margot Has Retired Early and Is Obsessed with Gardening

question 96

Multiple Choice

55-year-old Margot has retired early and is obsessed with gardening. She calls the police if children ride their bicycles down her sidewalk and she does not entertain any visitors who stop by to admire at her garden. According to Erikson,her lack of generativity will result in:

• A)stagnation.
• B)transcendence.
• C)despair.
• D)role confusion.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

The addition of an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior, such as adding chores for breaking rules.

Texting

The act of sending and receiving short written messages via mobile phone.

Unpleasant Stimulus

An external factor that causes discomfort or displeasure, often used in psychological experiments to provoke a response.

Withdrawal

The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.