A nursing student overhears a 72-year-old patient reflecting on whether his or her life was meaningful.The nursing student acknowledges that the patient is in which stage of Erikson's eight stages of life?

A) Initiative versus guilt
B) Industry versus inferiority.
C) Integrity versus despair.
D) Intimacy versus isolation.

Erikson's Stages

A theory of psychosocial development that outlines eight stages from infancy to adulthood, each characterized by a specific conflict.

Integrity Versus Despair

A developmental stage proposed by Erik Erikson where older adults reflect on their life and either achieve a sense of fulfillment or experience despair over past regrets.

Life Meaningful

The significance or purpose one attributes to living, often related to personal fulfillment or contributing to others' lives.