"As people enter late life, they begin the struggle of integrity versus despair, which involves the process by which people try to make sense of their lives. According to Erikson (1982), this struggle comes about as older adults like Olive try to understand their lives in terms of the future of their family and community. Thoughts of a person's own death are balance by the realization that they will live on through children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and the community as a whole."
1. How are the descriptions of personal control related to theories of cognitive development? Discuss.
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