Lebenszyklusmodelle

Cristopher Alexander referenziert in "A Pattern Language" Pattern 26: LIFE CYCLE, p 141, auf Erik Erikson "Identity and the Life Cycle" in Psychological Issues, 1959.

  Eriksen's scheme: 
 (1) Trust vs. mistrust, the infant 
 (2) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt, the very young child 
 (3) Initiative vs. guilt, the child 
 (4) Industry vs. inferiority, the youngster 
 (5) Identity vs. identity diffusion, youth, adolescence 
 (6) Intimacy vs. isolation, young adults 
 (7) generativity vs. stagnation, adults 
 (8) integrity vs. despair, old age.

 OST = SÄUGLING (1)
 SÜD = KIND (3)
 WEST = LERNENDER (5)
 NORD = WEISER (7)