Life cycle : psychological and theological perceptions / Richard Dayringer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dayringer, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life cycle, Human--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Life cycle, Human.

Developmental psychology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Developmental psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Understand the spiritual and psychological stages of human life!Life Cycle: Psychological and Theological Perceptions provides professors and students of religion, pastoral counselors, and parents with a description of human personality development from birth to death from both psychological and theological perspectives. You will examine how personalities develop and unfold as individuals grow and how they are influenced by family members and by God, helping you view the life cycle as a sacred journey. Life Cycle will help you, as a parent, to understand your children better, and as

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Age of Adjustment: Twenty to Forty Years; The Seasons of a Man's Life; Women's Lifestyles; Typical Characteristics; Chapter 2. The Age of Grace: Conception to Eighteen Months; Food and Love; Pain and Rage; Common Problems; Regression to the Age of Grace; Oral Aggression; Life Cycle Traits of the Age of Grace; Chapter 3. The Age of Works: Eighteen Months to Three Years; Timeliness; Orderliness; Cleanliness; Common Problems; Life Cycle Traits of the Age of Works

Chapter 4. The Age of Family Romance: Three to Six YearsForbidden Fruit; The Oedipus Myth; Jacob and Esau; Influences on Personality Development; Chapter 5. The Age of Friendships: Six to Ten Years; Developmental Tasks; Problems During the Age of Friendships; Chapter 6. The Age of Achievement: Forty to Sixty Years; Midlife Crisis; Physical Characteristics; Mental Characteristics; Social Characteristics; Religious Characteristics; Chapter 7. The Age of Discovery: Ten to Thirteen Years; Secondary Sex Characteristics; Chapter 8. The Age of Struggle: Thirteen to Twenty Years; Common Problems

Chapter 9. The Age of Conservation: Sixty to Seventy YearsPhysical Characteristics; Intellectual Characteristics; Social Characteristics; Religious Characteristics; Chapter 10. The Age of Retirement: Seventy Until Death; Retirement; Health; The Very Old; Sexuality; Spiritual Interests; Dying: The Final Stage of Life; Chapter 11. The Family Life Cycle; Chapter 12. History and Theories of Personality Development; Biblical Ideas of Wholeness; Philosophical Notions of Dualism; Psychological Concepts of Learning; Psychoanalytical Principles of Dynamics; Summary; Landmarks of Life; Bibliography

Index

Notes:

First published by The Haworth Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-37543-0

0-203-04710-9

1-299-28628-3

1-136-37536-8

9780203047101

OCLC:

831119531