Which of the following tasks are components of Erikson's description of the old age tasks of reconciling ego integrity with despair? Select all that apply
A) An 80-year-old man is struggling to determine his identity apart from his lifelong career as a business leader.
B) A 79-year-old woman has established habits that promote her financial independence in spite of a lack of savings.
C) An 80-year-old man revels in his large, happy family rather than focusing on his mobility limitations resulting from Parkinson disease.
D) A 77-year-old man is trying to determine whether his life has had deep significance and meaning.
A, C, D
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Deriving satisfaction from oneself rather than occupational roles, finding pleasure in spite of physical limitations, and determining meaning in the life one has lived are all aspects of Erikson's outcome of ego integrity or despair. Financial independence is not a central component of this outcome.
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