Assignment I: Psychosocial Stage of Aging
Objective: Understand how the aging individual fits into Erik Erikson’s 8th developmental psychosocial stage of integrity vs. despair and determine which side of the conflict an individual falls on based on their answers to the student’s own questionnaire about the interviewee’s life. The student will understand that certain beliefs, feelings, life events, and overall outlooks of an aging individual influence whether they end up in a state of despair or have integrity.
Interview an aging individual who is in the eighth stage of Erik Eriksons psychosocial stages. You will need to develop a questionnaire prior to the interview that will help you determine which side of the conflict they are on.
You will have a formal write-up of your interview. You should include a summary of their answers to the questions you asked and identify where they are at in resolving the conflict at this stage (integrity vs. despair). Your write-up should contain the following information to obtain full credit.
