Nina feels like she is being pulled apart from two different directions. On the one hand, she has her two daughters to take care of, and on the other hand, she now has to also take care of her ailing mother and father. Which term best describes the situation in which Nina finds herself?
a. Practical intelligence
b. High neuroticism
c. Cultural conservator
d. Sandwich generation
d
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