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A recurrent theme in developmental theory has been that the process of development is intrinsically open-ended (e.g., Lerner, 1986, p.178f). The notion that development never ends has led to the kind of life-span psychology that is currently popular. Formerly, psychologists often felt differently. They sometimes talked as if one’s character is crystallized early on in life, and has a fixed structure against which one may later have to struggle. Freud (1966) is often cited in this connection. Another example is James’ (1890) famous discussion of habit.
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Benjafield, J. (1991). The End of Development. In: Leenaars, A.A. (eds) Life Span Perspectives of Suicide. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0724-0_1
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