according to Erikson. Stage: Integrity vs. Despair Age of Pt: 80 As we grow older and become senior citizens we tend to slow down our productivity and explore life as a retired person. It is during this time that we contemplate our accomplishments and are able to develop integrity if we see ourselves as leading a successful life. If we see our life as unproductive‚ or feel that we did not accomplish our life goals‚ we become dissatisfied with life and develop despair‚ often leading to depression
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Erik Erikson was a psychologist who presented a theory of personality based psychosocial development based on eight psychosocial stages. The last of these stages‚ Ego Integrity vs Despair‚ occurs in the post-retirement years (age 55 to 65 until death). According to Sneed (2006)‚ during this stage the individual reflects on what his or her life meant and develops a “theme of wholeness and continuity in the sense of belonging to something that transcends the individual lifecycle” (p. 149). Often
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Erik Erikson developed eight psychological stages spanning a person’s lifetime. Each stage occurs during a certain time and ends in certain outcome. Erikson’s last stage‚ "Integrity Vs. Despair"‚ occurs in older (65 years or older) individuals. During this stage‚ individuals look back on their lives and either develop integrity or depression and hopelessness. Successe in this final stage can lead to wisdom. An example of someone succeeding in Erikson’s final stage would be mother Teresa. When mother
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and community. As the older adult enters late life‚ they begin the struggle of integrity and despair‚ which is the process by which people try to make sense of their lives. Thoughts of the older adults own death is harmonized by the understanding that they will live on through their extended family. Erikson calls this understanding a “life-affirming involvement” in the present. Within the integrity versus despair‚ older adults encounter a life review‚ the process by which older adults reflect
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or despair at the things they haven’t done. My grandmother is in what Erickson calls the 8th stage of her life cycle. Erickson The older generation or adults face many challenges. They experience an increase in physical‚ social‚ and psychological issues. People are living longer because of the advancements in medical technology as well as the availability of it. During considers this to start at sixty- five and end at the time of death. Erickson calls this stage “integrity versus despair”.
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I can reflect on my life and be proud of my accomplishments. For years‚ not having a college degree was the biggest regret I ever had‚ and now that I will no longer have that‚ I look forward to what I will do with that. Like with Erikson’s Ego vs Despair‚ like Kelly‚ I want to be at that point in my life where I am satisfied with my life. I never felt bad‚ but there were moments in my work career where I would not be able to advance because I did not have a college degree. Joan Erikson and Gerotransendence
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The world around us is just like the book 1984 by the despair‚ people losing their human qualities and becoming soulless automotrons. So these are the examples of these terrible things in our world. The despair in the book 1984 by George Orwell starts with the Winston being tortured in room 101 with a rat and electric shock therapy that only hurt and scared Winston while also trying to brainwash Winston to love Big Brother meaning the government. In the real world the government doesn’t make there
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In Macbeth‚ despair produces the need to keep one’s titles‚ take one’s life‚ and avenge one’s family. Macbeth is the longest lasting example for unhappiness. Lady Macbeth’s desolation is short‚ but never ending. Despite her depressive emotions abrupt cessation‚ Lady Macbeth felt her despair deeply until her swift demise. The pain of Macduff is possibly even shorter than that of Lady Macbeth. His pain is resolved relatively sudden. Although‚ no matter the cause or the duration‚ despair is pervasive
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In chapter sixteen Frankenstein’s monster‚ overcome by despair‚ shifts its personality from that of a creature seeking love to one who seeks revenge and redemption. It’s obvious that the creature has suffered a substantial amount of discrimination‚ but hence forward we get introduced to a monster‚ with a new personality‚ and a thirst for destruction. This monster seeks revenge on all human beings‚ regardless of whether or not they were the cause of its sorrow. The rejection of its “protectors”‚ whom
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Integrity A goal that everyone hopes to reach‚ a quality that many falsely claim to have‚ and a way of life that is seemingly difficult to live by. I’m not even sure people really know what the word means‚ yet I personally hear it used all too often. It is to have a firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values. It is to be unimpaired in everything. Some would say to have this they must be perfect. It is something that is almost unattainable yet talked about and used so carelessly
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