Ighty-year-old Mirabel regrets that there is no time left to compensate for her mistakes in life. Overwhelmed by bitterness and defeat, Mirabel expresses anger and contempt toward her family members and caregivers. According to Erikson, Mirabel is likely experiencing .

despair

Explanation:

Eighty-year-old Mirabel regrets that there is no time left to compensate for her mistakes in life. Overwhelmed by bitterness and defeat, Mirabel expresses anger and contempt toward her family members and caregivers. According to Erikson, Mirabel is likely experiencing despair.

Mirabel's behaviour can be accounted for by the 8th and last stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory. This stage is called the integrity versus despair stage and individuals above the age of 60 are in this stage. Erikson posits that as individuals grow older they carry out self evaluation of their lives and those that feel accomplished have a sense of integrity and do not have regrets while those who feel their life have been wasted experience a feeling of despair, regrets, and depression.

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.