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Psychologist

Erik Erikson was a renowned psychologist known for his theory of psychosocial development, which has had a profound impact on the fields of psychology and human development. His theory emphasized the psychological and social development of individuals across different life stages.

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“If there is any responsibility in the cycle of life it must be that one generation owes to the next that strength by which it can come to face ultimate concerns in its own way.”

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Author:Erik Erikson

“These same experiences make of the sequence of life cycles a generational cycle, irrevocably binding each generation to those that gave it life and to those for whose life it is responsible. Thus, reconciling lifelong generativity and stagnation involves the elder in a review of his or her own years of active responsibility for nurturing the next generations, and also in an integration of earlier-life experiences of caring and of self-concern in relation to previous generations.”

Source: Vital Involvement in Old Age

“When we looked at the life cycle in our 40s, we looked to old people for wisdom. At 80, though, we look at other 80-year-olds to see who got wise and who not. Lots of old people don't get wise, but you don't get wise unless you age.”

People Years Looks Age Wise Cycles Old People

Author:Erik Erikson

About the Author

Born: June 15, 1902
Died: May 12, 1994
Known for: Psychologist
Quotes: 40

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