Insofar as one can formulate
general considerations on the religious behavior of man, this
task rightly belongs to the historian of religions, provided, of course, that he
master and integrate the results of the researches made in all the important areas of his discipline.
In
general, the people who
mastered adulthood's life
tasks — Identity, Intimacy, Career Consolidation, Generativity, Keeper of the Meaning and Integrity — lived longer, were more fulfilled, had more friends, and were happier.