Developmental Psychology

After taking a general look at psychology and some of its major theories, we will trace psychological thought about the human life by focusing on human development. We will look at models of human development put forward by Saint Thomas Aquinas and other Catholic philosophers, Jean Piaget, Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg, as well as a few others. Students will not only learn about psychology, they will also learn a lot about themselves.

Monday, January 09, 2006

Levinson: Adulthood Crises

Male

Entering Young Adulthood
Age 30 Crisis
Settling Down
Becoming one's own man
Midlife Crisis
Entering Middle Adulthood

Female

Family vs. Career
Beauty in Old Age
Empty Nest Syndrom

Questions to Consider

Are the gender differences of crises that Levinson found true?
Are they due to sexual identity or to gender roles?
Are the age-30 crisis and Midlife crisis avoidable?
Is the empty nest syndrom avoidable?

Web resources:
Adult Development Theory - contains a description of Levinson's crises (do a search for Levinson and the page)
Exploring Psychology textbook has some great information on theories of aging

About Me

Name: Jeffrey

Location: Arpin, Wisconsin, United States

I hold a Master of Theological Studies from the University of Dallas' Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies. God has called me to be a father and to teach, so I now serve through From the Abbey, my catechetical apostolate. Brother Thomas is the persona I created for the moral theology textbook Dear Brother Thomas.