Will you sink into complacency and selfishness, or will you experience the pleasure of creativity and renewal? According to Erik Erikson, this is the crisis of ________

a. initiative versus guilt.
b. ego integrity versus despair.
c. identity versus role confusion.
d. generativity versus stagnation.


Answer: d

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a. gender. b. mental stability. c. culture. d. age.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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