Human Development

This new edition of Human Development has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate recent developments in the field. New material is introduced on the development of a sense of self, the social self and moral development. Beginning with a discussion of birth and childhood, the reader is led through each of the crucial stages in human development. The authors reveal the intricate interplay between physical, emotional and psychological factors that contribute to the individual patterns of development that make each of us unique.

Key Features

• Thoroughly revised and updated content
• New insights on self-development and moral progression
• Covers all major milestones: adolescence, work, parenthood, and old age
• Employs psychoanalytic theories to explain everyday phenomena
• Accessible and jargon-free introduction to human development

Additional Information

This book will prove invaluable to anyone involved in the helping professions.