Failure to Resolve the Tasks of Middle Adulthood Leads to a Concern

question 482

Multiple Choice

Failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads to a concern for only one's own needs and comforts, resulting in what Erikson called

• A)apathy.
• B)mistrust.
• C)despair.
• D)stagnation.

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