Janet just turned 50, and she feels as if she is not making any real contributions through the career she has chosen. She is starting to believe that her life is meaningless and that it has had no purpose up until now
Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Janet will:
a) develop a sense of despair.
b) feel stagnated.
c) develop feelings of generativity.
d) show evidence of role confusion.
ANS: B, According to Erikson, generativity versus stagnation is the central challenge of middle age.
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