In planning any health program for elderly adults, the nurse will implement Erikson's theory of task development. The nurse realizes that in this stage of life, the successful completion of the task allows the person to
1. have a feeling of satisfaction from past accomplishments.
2. make connections with the younger generation.
3. wish he or she could live life over again.
4. live out his or her last years in physical health.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Erikson's task of this developmental stage is integrity versus despair. People who develop integrity accept their lives with a sense of wholeness and satisfaction with their past accomplishments.
Rationale 2: Making connections with the younger generation is part of the task of the middle-adult age group.
Rationale 3: People who despair often believe they made poor choices during life and wish they could live life over.
Rationale 4: Physical health is not part of psychosocial development.
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