According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial conflict faced in old age is:
A)autonomy versus doubt.
B)intimacy versus isolation.
C)ego integrity versus despair.
D)generativity versus stagnation.

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Erik Erikson proposed that the psychosocial conflict faced in old age is ego integrity versus despair. This stage involves reflecting on one's life and evaluating whether one's accomplishments and experiences bring a sense of fulfillment and meaning or a sense of regret and despair. Autonomy versus doubt is the psychosocial conflict faced in early childhood, intimacy versus isolation is faced in early adulthood, and generativity versus stagnation is faced in middle adulthood.

According to Erik Erikson, the Psychosocial Conflict Faced in Old