Other authors who have commented on some of the same issues as Erikson are mentioned and the author seems to conclude that there really are no wise men. Perhaps the reason we do not seem to find many wise old men is that the most people fail to develop solutions which are appropriate to the crises they encounter as they chronologically age. She feels that the blockage is probably most common in the adolescent years and that the adolescent years now are more conflict-laden then they were some years ago. Thus, we have a view that would cause us to see less wisdom in our elderly than in a previous ages. This view is in contrast and contradictory to other and this author s view.
People often make choices that have to do with ways of moving on and compromising.
Seldom are conflicts completely resolved before movement along the life span continues. Clayton states that complete crisis resolution is unrealistic.