Erik Erikson Viewed the Primary Life Task of Young Adulthood

question 3

Multiple Choice

Erik Erikson viewed the primary life task of young adulthood to be a struggle between

• A) integrity and despair.
• B) role confusion and identity.
• C) generativity and stagnation.
• D) intimacy and self-absorption.

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Definitions:

Normal Aging

The physiological and psychological changes that naturally occur in the human body over time, not associated with disease or severe disability.

Senility

A derogatory term once used to describe the deterioration of cognitive function associated with old age, now more appropriately referred to as dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

Initiative Versus Guilt

Erikson's third stage of psychosocial development, where children begin to assert control and power over their environment through directed play and other activities.

Cognitive Development

The progression of learning and development of intelligence, conscious thought, and problem-solving ability that occurs from infancy through adulthood.