Erik Erikson Believed That People Who Experience Isolation and Stagnation

question 81

Multiple Choice

Erik Erikson believed that people who experience isolation and stagnation in earlier adulthood are more likely to experience _____ in later adulthood.

• A)despair
• B)inferiority
• C)shame and doubt
• D)identity diffusion

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