Abstract
Describes later-life development, transitions, content, loss and narcissism, centeredness, acceptance and moratorium, and hope. Argues that understanding of these complex factors and dynamics can best be achieved by holding to a unitary approach which includes a bio-psycho-social-spiritual notion. Illustrates the thesis with a case of a later-life person with biological, psychological, social, and spiritual disruptions of his human integrity.
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