Noah is trying to come to grips with the fact that he is very old and doesn’t have long to live. To do this, he thinks of the things he has accomplished, the children he has raised, and the things he has done for the community. Noah is struggling with Erikson’s stage of:.
a. generativity versus stagnation.
b. integrity versus despair.
c. intimacy versus isolation.
d. initiative versus guilt.

The correct answer is letter B

At this stage, a reflection is made about his life, his history, what he did and what he did not do. However, this retrospective movement can be experienced in different ways. The individual may enter a period of despair for believing that his life comes to an end and there is no more time for accomplishments and desires, or else, he may feel the sense of accomplishment and integrity, passing on with wisdom the knowledge acquired over the years. life.

i disagree that there is little difference between adult female development and adult male development. sociological studies comparing female and male pathways to adulthood, revelead that there are sustancial differences between them. particularly, female and male differ from timing of marriage, when they began to live with children and the likelihood of combining wife/husband and parent roles.