Jessica is 90 years old, and she loves sharing stories of her past with her grandchildren. She tells them that she takes credit for only a small part of the wonderful people they are turning out to be. She is also proud of making a difference in the lives of the people she helped while volunteering for the Salvation Army, and she wants them to continue to follow in her footsteps. Jessica can be described as .

Ego versus Despair.

Explanation:

This question is to test is on the psychosicial development stages and their psychosicial status which was proposed by Erik Erikson. The psychosicial development stages involves the following; Trust versus Mistrust, Autonomy versus Shame, Initiative versus Guilt, Industry versus Inferiority, Intimacy versus Isolation, Generativity versus Stagnation, Identity vs. Role Confusion and the Ego versus Despair.

Jesica is 90 years old, which is the last psychosicial development status in which one thinks much more about life. This stage start from age 60 years and above.

manifest functions are the recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern, while latent functions are those unrecognized and unintended consequences. to analyze the manifest functions of any social institution, we have to study its contribution to the continuation of a group, community, or society.