The nurse is caring for a woman 55 years of age who has been admitted for a hernia repair. The nurse is doing an initial nursing assessment and considers developmental theories
Where would the nurse place the client according to the theory of Daniel Levinson and associates?
A) The pay-off years
B) Later maturity
C) Generativity versus stagnation
D) Postconventional level
Ans: A
Levinson and associates describe the pay-off years as the years from 45 to 65. They are a time of maximum self-direction and self-approval. Physical and mental changes increase an awareness of one's aging and mortality. The postconventional level is a stage described by Lawrence Kohlberg. Later maturity is a stage described by Robert Havighurst. Generativity versus stagnation is appropriate for this client's age, but is a theory stage of Erik Erikson.
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