1. Life Span Development
Physical development in this stage is different for every individual because people age biologically ate different rates, some 85-year-olds may appear younger than 75-year-olds. ... Although generally, loss outweighs improvement and maintenance as people approach the end of life. ... This is the final stage in Erikson's theory called ego integrity versus despair, Erikson proposes that this stage begins when the individual experiences a sense of mortality. It involves coming to terms with one's life.Despair is the result of the negative resolution or lack of resolution of the final l...
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