Human Development
An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Growth, Maturity and Ageing
4th Edition
Published on 17. November 2005
352 pages
978-1-135-45418-0 (ISBN)
Description
A new edition of a classic text
This new edition of Human Development has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate recent developments in the field. New material is introduced on the development of a sense of self, the social self and moral development.
Beginning with a discussion of birth and childhood, the reader is lead through each of the crucial stages in human development. The authors reveal the intricate interplay between physical, emotional and psychological factors that contribute to the individual patterns of development that make each of us unique. All of the major milestones of life are covered, including adolescence, work, parenthood and old age. Employing psychoanalytic theories of development, this book reveals the richness that these ideas bring to well-known everyday phenomena.
This highly accessible and jargon-free introduction to human development combines scientific objectivity with a sensitive and sympathetic approach to the subject. It will prove invaluable to anyone involved in the helping professions.
This new edition of Human Development has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate recent developments in the field. New material is introduced on the development of a sense of self, the social self and moral development.
Beginning with a discussion of birth and childhood, the reader is lead through each of the crucial stages in human development. The authors reveal the intricate interplay between physical, emotional and psychological factors that contribute to the individual patterns of development that make each of us unique. All of the major milestones of life are covered, including adolescence, work, parenthood and old age. Employing psychoanalytic theories of development, this book reveals the richness that these ideas bring to well-known everyday phenomena.
This highly accessible and jargon-free introduction to human development combines scientific objectivity with a sensitive and sympathetic approach to the subject. It will prove invaluable to anyone involved in the helping professions.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
2,42 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-45418-0 (9781135454180)
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Eric Rayner | Angela Joyce | James Rose
Human Development
An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Growth, Maturity and Ageing
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09/2005
4th Edition
Routledge
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Eric Rayner | Angela Joyce | James Rose
Human Development
An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Growth, Maturity and Ageing
Book
09/2005
4th Edition
Routledge
€58.00
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Persons
Eric Rayner is now retired. He was formerly a psychoanalyst in private practice and a training analyst at the British Institute of Psychoanalysis.
Angela Joyce is an adult and child psychoanalyst and a parent-infant psychotherapist at the Anna Freud Centre, UK
James Rose is a psychoanalyst in private practice and is a senior psychotherapist at the Brandon Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy for Young People, Kentish Town, London.
Mary Twyman is a psychoanalyst in private practice.
Christopher Clulow is Director of the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships.
Angela Joyce is an adult and child psychoanalyst and a parent-infant psychotherapist at the Anna Freud Centre, UK
James Rose is a psychoanalyst in private practice and is a senior psychotherapist at the Brandon Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy for Young People, Kentish Town, London.
Mary Twyman is a psychoanalyst in private practice.
Christopher Clulow is Director of the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships.
Content
Acknowledgements. Rayner, Introduction. Twyman, Being Pregnant. Joyce, The First Six Months: The Baby Getting Started. Joyce, The Second Six Months: The Baby Getting Organised. Joyce, One to Two Years Old: Junior Toddlers. Joyce, Two to Three Years Old: Senior Toddlers. Rayner, Three to Five Years Old. Rayner, Early School Days. Rose, Adolescence. Rose, Work, Identity and Love. Clulow, Partnership and Marriage. Rayner, Parenthood. Twyman, Being Alone. Twyman, Mid-life. Rayner, Old Age. Rayner, Dying, Grief and Mourning. Rayner, Conclusion. Suggested Films and Videos. References. Index.
