Asked by Balraj Chahal on Apr 29, 2024

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How do Robert Peck's three developmental tasks associated with late adulthood amplify Erikson's stage of ego integrity versus despair?

Ego Integrity Versus Despair

Erikson’s eighth life crisis, defined by maintenance of the belief that life is meaningful and worthwhile despite physical decline and the inevitability of death versus depression and hopelessness.

Robert Peck

A psychologist known for his contributions to understanding the stages of psychological development in later adulthood.

Developmental Tasks

Specific achievements or milestones that individuals are expected to accomplish within a certain age range as part of their psychological growth.

  • Investigate the developmental responsibilities during late adulthood, focusing on ego transcendence and the dichotomy of integrity versus despair.
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Mackenzie RoughtonMay 04, 2024
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Answers will vary. Robert Peck amplified Erikson's stage of ego integrity versus despair by outlining three developmental tasks that people face in late adulthood:
• Ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation: After retirement, people need to find new ways of defining their self-worth outside of their achievements in the workplace, perhaps in terms of roles in the community, activities with friends and family, or spiritual undertakings.
• Body transcendence versus body preoccupation: At some point in late adulthood, people face inevitable physical decline, and it is in their best interests to come to terms with it by placing more value on cognitive activities and social relationships. Some people, of course, run into chronic illnesses or disabilities years earlier and must face the need to transcend body preoccupation prior to late adulthood.
• Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation: Ego transcendence means preparing in some way to go beyond the physical limitations of one's own life span. As death comes nearer, some prepare to transcend death by helping secure the futures of their children or grandchildren. Others work more broadly to benefit a church, synagogue, or mosque, or to leave planet Earth in "better shape" than they found it.