This theory opposes the very idea that advancing age and approaching death determine a disengagement from active participation in life. It demonstrates that the resulting growth can be accompanied by greater life satisfaction (Tenenbaum-Precel, 2011). This conceptualization of aging can be reconciled with Erikson's (1963) hypothesis that successful resolution of this crisis in later life will lead to acceptance and ultimately greater life satisfaction, thus resulting in wholeness. It is also a theory in line with psychology's shift toward the view that old age is an exciting and invigorating time in a person's life and that happiness and satisfaction are at the heart of old age (Compton & Hoffman, 2013). . Several changes occur as older adults move toward gerotranscendence. Changes on a cosmic level perhaps best encapsulate what Erikson meant by the attainment of the ego