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Erik erikson saw the major challenge of late adulthood as that of ______.

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I believe the answer is integrity versus despair
Integrity in this context refers to the ability for late adults to accept that we're all going to die in the end.
Late adults who failed to accept this fact will tend to have irrational paranoia, depressed, and eventually fall deeper into despair.
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