Thoroughly discuss Erikson's stage model of development and pay particular attention to the later life stages

What will be an ideal response?


The model describes psychosocial development throughout the life cycle. The stages relevant to older age are generativity vs. stagnation or ego integrity vs. despair. In generativity vs. stagnation, the goal is to establish a sense of care and concern for the well-being of future generations. The goal in ego integrity vs. despair is to establish a sense of meaning in life.

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Neighborhoods offer the same types and breadths of services as do communities

A) ?True B) ?False

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The core values in the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics include all

of the following except:

A. Integrity B. Social justice C. Economic justice D. Service

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In dealing with a client who engages with brazen manipulative behaviors, the bet course of action for the social worker would be to:

A. Ignore the behaviors B. Empathetically respond to the needs behind the behaviors C. Confront the client openly, genuinely and tactfully D. Refer the client to a worker skilled in dealing with manipulation

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_____ refers to a person's total assets, such as real estate holdings, cash, stocks, bonds, and so forth

A) ?Income B) ?Status C) Wealth D) ?Power

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