Person : His and Her Development Throughout the Life Cycle

The definitive text of personality development! Originally written to provide med. students with a guide for learning about the persons who would be their patients, this book presents a description & psychodynamic conceptualization of personality development & functioning from birth to death. Presents the fundamentals of the biological & cultural endowments with which infants enter the world. Considers each phase of their life cycles, & the cardinal issues & tasks they must surmount to be properly prepared to enter into & accept the challenges & opportunities of the next phase of life. The course of the life cycle is followed past adolescence.Lidz, Theodore is the author of 'Person : His and Her Development Throughout the Life Cycle', published 2000 under ISBN 9780788194627 and ISBN 0788194623.