According to Erickson, a person who fails to successfully resolve life's final crisis will suffer feelings of

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Erickson believed that in the final stage of life, individuals either resolve or fail to resolve the conflict between integrity and despair. Those who fail to resolve this conflict will suffer from feelings of despair, hopelessness, and a sense of meaninglessness. This is the hallmark of the final stage of ego development. The other choices - stagnation, role confusion, generativity, and guilt - are associated with other stages of development.

According to Erickson, a Person Who Fails to Successfully Resolve