Human growth is a cycle of development composed of stages which begin in childhood and repeat throughout life. The stages, being, doing, thinking, developing identity, being skillful, regeneration, and recycling, are described along with their corresponding ego states, clues and symptoms to their identification, and the key transactions which provide an optimum stroke diet for health growth. The cycle of development is compared and contrasted to alternative theories of development, and is held to be significant because of its utility as a tool to anticipate and resolve the many transitional aspects of life.
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