Erik Erikson

Erik Erikson

by Kit Welchman, Welchman
ISBN-10:
0335201571
ISBN-13:
9780335201570
Pub. Date:
08/01/2000
Publisher:
Open University Press
ISBN-10:
0335201571
ISBN-13:
9780335201570
Pub. Date:
08/01/2000
Publisher:
Open University Press
Erik Erikson

Erik Erikson

by Kit Welchman, Welchman

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Overview

Erik H. Erikson is widely considered one of the most influential thinkers to have merged from the field of psychoanalysis. His work is concerned with the relevance of psychotherapy to the everyday modern world. His significance lies in the issues he addresses, the concepts he provides, and the many still unresolved questions he poses on the relationship of the individual to society. It was Erikson who originated the term identity crisis and this book shows how his theories developed in response to his own life experience. It offers a comprehensive view of Erikson as a person, as a writer and thinker, and as a psychotherapist.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780335201570
Publisher: Open University Press
Publication date: 08/01/2000
Pages: 204
Product dimensions: 6.04(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Formerly a head teacher, Kit Welchman has worked as a counsellor for twenty years and as a trainer and supervisor. He has led workshops in related areas such as stress management, bereavement, team building and prejudice. He is a parent and grandparent and lives in Shropshire on the Welsh Borders.

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements
Aims, themes and context
Early life to adulthood
1902-1933
Immigrant to author
1933-1950
Childhood and society
triple bookkeeping, the concept of identity, clinical and cultural contexts
Childhood and society
ego and identity, the stages of the life cycle, the historical evolution of identity
The 1950's
youth and the identity crisis
The 1950's
return to Freud, Luther and Germany
The 1960's
the search for Gandhi's truth
Dilemmas of liberation
Critical review of work and influence
Personal and cultural identity in contemporary psychotherapy and counselling
The contribution of counselling and psychotherapy to contemporary social and political issues
Epilogue
vitality in old age
References
Index.

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