Pastoral care and the eight deadly vices

This study augments Erik Erikson's developmental schedule of virtures with a corresponding schedule of vices. Eight major vices are correlated with the eight stages of the life cycle. The vices, derived from traditional classifications of the “deadly sins,” include (in order) gluttony, anger, greed, envy, pride, lust, indifference, and melancholy. Implications of this schedule of vices for pastoral care are suggested.