According to Erikson, during the late adulthood stage, in which the task to be accomplished is integrity versus despair, the older adults who have succeeded in achieving ego integrity would NOT
A) accept that they have been productive and have coped with whatever failures they faced.
B) concentrate on what they have not done and yearn for another chance to live in a different way.
C) tend to integrate their past experiences with current realities.
D) necessarily welcome the notion of death but view it as an inevitable part of the life cycle.

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Erikson's theory suggests that in late adulthood, individuals strive for ego integrity, which involves accepting their life as it has been lived, recognizing that the choices made were the best they could have done, and integrating their past experiences with their current realities. Those who achieve ego integrity do not focus on regrets or yearn for a different life, which is what option B describes. Instead, they accept their life's journey, including its successes and failures, and see death as a natural part of life.

According to Erikson, During the Late Adulthood Stage, in Which