is does not mean that a person rejects one alternative completely, but rather that he or she finds a balance between the two alternatives. Unresolved conflicts from earlier stages may continue to affect earlier development. Erikson and Chickering's theories are similar in that one may revisit the vector or stage at a later time if he or she does not successfully negotiate it. Both Chickering and Erikson believe that there are predictable stages or vectors that mar!
             k developmental shifts and that some developmental tasks are prerequisites for others. This belief is evidenced because both theorists proposed vectors or stages that build on each other.
             Erikson's identity vs. role confusion stage can be compared to Chickering's establishing identity vector. Chickering believes that establishing identity includes being comfortable with one's body and appearance, gender, and sexual orientation. He also believes that a person with an established identity will have a sense of one's social and cultural heritage, possess a clear self-concept, have self-accep
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