Question

select the correct answer.
according to erik h. erikson, what challenge do we face during middle adulthood?
a. autonomy versus doubt and shame
b. maintaining intimate relationships versus isolation
c. industriousness versus inferiority
d. making a difference to others versus self - absorption

Explanation:

Erikson's psychosocial stages: Middle adulthood (40 - 65) has the crisis of generativity vs. stagnation (or "making a difference to others versus self - absorption"). Option A is for early childhood (autonomy vs. doubt/shame), B for young adulthood (intimacy vs. isolation), C for school - age (industry vs. inferiority). So D matches middle adulthood's challenge.

Answer:

D. making a difference to others versus self - absorption