A nurse is caring for an older adult. Which statement by the patient indicates the conflict of ego integrity versus despair according to Erik Erikson’s theory of development? 1. “I really don’t trust...

A nurse is caring for an older adult. Which statement

by the patient indicates the conflict of ego integrity

versus despair according to Erik Erikson’s theory of

development?

1. “I really don’t trust any of my doctors and their

treatment plan.”

2. “I don’t care what the doctor says, I will do it my

way or no way.”

3. “I hope that in my next lifetime I get the chance to

become a doctor.”

4. “I feel that I will never get better because nothing

ever goes well for me.”