What is the term for the concept that people in middle adulthood agonize over the meaning of life and make radical and reckless changes in order to avoid living a life of quiet desperation?

a. midlife destitution
b. midlife crisis
c. midlife avoidance
d. midlife confusion


Answer: B

Psychology

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