This paper looks at mid-life crisis and transformation. According to
Erikson, people go through life and often find regret, remorse, and
depression about their achievement and existence in life. The potential for
transformation occurs when people evaluate their self concept and find
disappointment with what they see. People cope with this disappointment
by living out the fantasies and typologies defined and described by
O’Conner as the Farmer, the Nurseryman, the helper, the writer, and the
drop-out. Finally this paper hypothesizes that mid-life crisis is not
confined to one period of life and this transformation can occur during any
period of life.
