Question

Monty, a senior member of a successful law firm, enjoys working with interns, doing pro bono work as a public defender, and shows concern for the long-term well-being of the firm’s junior members. According to Erikson, Monty is showing:______.a. integrity.
b. isolation.
c. stagnation.
d. generativity.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Generativity

Explanation:

Generativity is a stage of psychosocial development where an individual feels the need to create a lasting positive impact that will benefit generations. This term was proposed by the psychoanalyst Erik Erikson in 1950 in his theory of the stages of psychosocial development. He noted that this stage usually occurs during middle adulthood (ages 40 to 65 yrs) where an individual is concerned with creating positive changes that will benefit the next generation.

In this question Monty who is already experienced and successful is concerned with mentoring young people such as the interns and the firm’s junior members, also seeing to their wellbeing. This portrays Generativity