Human Development: An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Growth, Maturity and Ageing
, by Rayner dec'd; EricNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781583911129 | 158391112X
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 11/14/2005
This new edition ofHuman Developmenthas 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, through adolescence, parenthood, mid-life and old age to dying, grief and mourning. A range of theoretical perspectives are represented, including psychoanalysis and developmental psychology. Throughout, the authors manage to combine scientific objectivity with a sensitive and sympathetic approach to the subject. This comprehensive introduction will prove invaluable to students of the helping professions.