Developmental Theories Through the Life Cycle / Edition 2

by Sonia Austrian

Overview

In this bestselling textbook, contributors describe theories of normal human development advanced by such pioneers as Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Jean Piaget, Nancy Chodorow, Daniel Levinson, Erik Erikson, and Margaret Mahler. Beginning with infancy, toddlerhood, and preschool, each chapter examines corresponding ideologies concerning maturation and development in middle childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age, while acknowledging that no one theory can encompass all aspects of human development. In-depth analyses of the psychology and sociology of development provide educators and practitioners with insights into the specific social contexts of human behavior and help identify variables and deviations. This second edition features up-to-date empirical information, including additional studies on diverse populations, and a new chapter on attachment theory, a growing area of interest for today's clinicians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231139717
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	02/18/2008
Edition description:	second edition
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.10(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sonia G. Austrian has worked in the field of health/mental health for forty years. She was director of the Employee Assistance Program Consortium and is an associated professor in the Departments of Public Health and of Psychiatry at Weill Medical College, Cornell University. She is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work and was on the faculty of The School of Social Welfare at SUNY-Stony Brook. She is the author of Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction, by Sonia G. Austrian
2. Infancy, Toddlerhood, and Preschool, by Sonia G. Austrian
3. The Journey of Middle Childhood: Who Are "Latency"-Age Children?, by Nancy F. Cincotta
4. Adolescence, by Sonia G. Austrian
5. Adulthood, by Sonia G. Austrian
6. Developmental Theories of Aging, by Patricia J. Kolb
7. Attachment Theories Through the Life Span, by Sonia G. Austrian with Toni Mandelbaum
Epilogue, by Sonia G. Austrian
List of Contributors
Index

Editorial Reviews

Six contributions from academics discuss some of the major psychoanalytic theories concerning different stages of the human life cycle. These developmental theories provide a baseline against which children and adults can be measured to help determine whether or not intervention by health professionals is needed. In each chapter, the authors focus on the theories they regard as most important for understanding a particular phase of development. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)