A 30-year-old client diagnosed with depression has been exclusively cared for and financially subsidized by his mother since age 17
According to Erikson's theory, the nurse recognizes that the client has been unsuccessful in meeting which developmental task? A. Trust
B. Initiative
C. Intimacy
D. Ego integrity
C
The client's relationship with his mother has contributed to failing completion of the developmental task of intimacy in Erikson's stage of intimacy versus isolation (20 to 30 years). This has resulted in behaviors such as withdrawal, social isolation, aloneness, and the inability to form lasting relationships, leading to his diagnosis of depression.
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a. "Did any of the hunters in your family kill a deer this year?" b. "How do you keep your rifles safe from curious children?" c. "Where do you shoot with your handguns?" d. "Where do you keep your rifles locked when it is not hunting season?"