Developmental psychology, Psychoanalysis, Personality 

This text is based on an long introduction which the National Institute of Mental Health asked the author to contribute for "The Course of Life: Psychoanalytical Contributions Toward Understanding Personality Development". It places Erikson's famous theories - the identity crisis, the interdependence of history and life history, the life cycle, and the concept that maturity is not the end of psychological growth - in their historical and autobiographical contexts. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews Review This book will last and last, because it contains the wisdom of two wonderfully knowing observers of our human destiny. -- Robert Coles --This text refers to the Paperback edition. About the Author Joan Mowat Erikson was born in Canada; she earned her B.A. in Education at Columbia University and an M.A. in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a teacher, writer, and craftsman and has worked with gold, silver, and precious stones. She is the author of a previous book, The Universal Bead. She is married to the noted psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.