What does Logan mean by saying that Erikson's theory is a cycle that is repeated?
ANSWER:
The components of trust, achievement, and wholeness are themes that run throughout Erikson's theory. They not only appear once; each appears more than once, so the cycle repeats. For example, the concept of trust is represented not just in the first two of Erikson's stages (trust versus mistrust and autonomy versus shame and doubt) but also later in intimacy versus isolation when we seek a person we can trust to develop a close emotional bond with. The concept of achievement is found in the childhood stages of initiative versus guilt and in industry versus inferiority. In adulthood, it can be seen in generativity versus stagnation. Finally, the concept of wholeness is represented in adolescence in identity versus confusion and in old age in integrity versus despair.
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