An individual and how his development relates to the stages of adult development theorized by Erik Erikson and Daniel J. Levinson

The subject of this study, Alex, is a 32 year old single Caucasian male who works as an Addictions Counselor to adolescents and lives in a house he bought with his then-fiancee 5 years ago. He describes his leisure activities as drinking, watching television, playing video games, and listening to music. He tells this interviewer that most of his free time is spent by himself pursuing these endeavors. At age 32, Alex is in Erik Erikson's Stage 6, Young …

…But the only person who can help Alex is Alex himself. Unless he faces up to his insecurities and problems with intimacy and tendency to isolate himself, Alex may well be stuck in this stage of adult development for many years to come. BIBLIOGRAPHY Erikson, Erik. "Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development." Accessed 24 October 2002 at http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/~ANDERSMD/ERIK/stageint.HTML. Levinson, Daniel J. The Seasons of a Man's Life. (1985) Knopf, New York.