Erikson believed that you cannot move into the period of generativity until you have
A) a stable marriage.
B) reached the age of 50.
C) achieved worldly-wise, adult cognitive style.
D) faced and accepted your own mortality.
E) successfully met the challenges of identity and intimacy.

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According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the stage of generativity versus stagnation occurs in middle adulthood when individuals strive to create or nurture things that will outlast them. In order to move into this stage, individuals must first successfully navigate the stages of identity versus role confusion in adolescence and intimacy versus isolation in early adulthood. Therefore, the best choice is E - successfully met the challenges of identity and intimacy.

Erikson Believed That You Cannot Move into the Period of Generativity