Now that we have established the general condition , level of nurturing , and absence of any viable and reliable family unit in her childhood , let us now examine Marilyn 's general emotional health and psychological make up by using the stages of childhood as outlined by Richard Ryckman in his book Theories of Personality . Ryckman points out that Erik Erikson , in the early twentieth century , postulated the eight stages of personality development . Since Marilyn Monroe 's personality and her distinct combination...











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