Fifty-five year old Margot has retired early and is consumed with her garden. She calls the police if children ride their bicycles down her sidewalk and shouts at neighbors who come to her door collecting for local charities. According to Erikson, her lack of generativity will result in
A) stagnation.
B) isolation.
C) despair.
D) role confusion.

Question

Fifty-five year old Margot has retired early and is consumed with her garden. She calls the police if children ride their bicycles down her sidewalk and shouts at neighbors who come to her door collecting for local charities. According to Erikson, her lack of generativity will result in
A) stagnation.
B) isolation.
C) despair.
D) role confusion.

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According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, generativity refers to an adult's ability to care for and guide the next generation. Margot's lack of generativity, as evidenced by her self-absorption and absence of concern for others, would result in stagnation, a feeling of being unproductive and uninvolved in the world around her. Isolation refers to the fear of being disconnected from others, despair is associated with the end of life and feelings of regret, and role confusion is a struggle to define oneself and one's place in society.

Fifty-Five Year Old Margot Has Retired Early and Is Consumed