Personality development in adulthood
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Personality development in adulthood
Sage Publications, c1988
- pbk.
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Bibliography: p.275-300
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
After many years of neglect, the nature of personality development in adulthood is now recognised as a topic worthy of scholarly attention. Designed as a text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on adulthood Personality Development in Adulthood first elucidates three common approaches to adult personality development: } `early-formation' theories such as psychoanalysis and Berne's life script theory } stage theory of psychosocial development represented by Erikson } dialectic analysis which poses on-going, irreconcilable tensions between basic needs.
Each approach is described, the methods used to evaluate them considered, and the quality of evidence examined. The second half of the book applies concepts and findings from each perspective to a multitude of aspects of adulthood, including occupational and career shifts, sex-role development, marriage and other intimate relationships, sexual behaviour, changes in values, and attitudes toward death and dying.
Table of Contents
Conceptions of Personality Development in Adulthood
Psychoanalysis as an Early-Formation Theory
Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Psychobiography and Personality Development in Adulthood
Contemporary Stage Theories
The Dialectical Approach and the Issue of Change Versus Consistency in Personality
Occupational Changes in Adulthood
Sex Roles and Androgyny
Sexual Relationships and Marriage
Changes in Values and Attitudes
Reactions to Death and Dying
The Use of Personal Documents in Understanding Adult Personality Development
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