Personality Development in Adulthood

By Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Book Overview

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803927762
• ISBN13: 9780803927766
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.