Life Cycle Completed, a Review: A Review

The book contains very good descriptions of the life cycles expanding upon the Freudian psychosexual theory and incorporating Erikson's expansions along with his wife's analysis.

I love the idea of a 9th Stage of "Transcendance" (yes, it's spelled "dance") with the virtue of "faith". Joan Erikson does hint at a certain element of pessimism over the deterioration of previous stages earned, going downhill in old age. However, in the end she speaks of the 9th stage that more than makes up for those losses. I think this stage could get a little more attention ..... transcendance and faith are worth teaching alongside the other 8 stages.