"I Just Don't Seem to Matter," Rufus Thinks to Himself

question 87

Multiple Choice

"I just don't seem to matter," Rufus thinks to himself on his way home from work. The divorced, 47-year-old father of two feels like his job doesn't accomplish anything that he isn't doing a good job of parenting his sons, and that he doesn't have any real impact on the world around him. In Erik Erikson's theory, Rufus is experiencing a sense of

• A) ​stagnation.
• B) egocentrism.​
• C) ​despair.
• D) ​isolation.

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