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ERIC Number: EJ446698
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Self Concept Development through the Adult Life Cycle.
Lynch, Mervin D.; Lynch, Carol Lee
Journal of Research in Education, v1 n1 p13-17 Spr 1991
The developmental model of self-concept proposed by M. Lynch and M. Levy (1982) is extended through the entire adult life cycle. Self-concept is seen as a set of cognitive rules that have affective or cognitive consequences and that operate like the ego functions proposed by Freud. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Gerontology, Interpersonal Relationship, Life Events, Models, Personality Traits, Self Concept
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ego Development; Life Cycles