ABSTRACT

This undergraduate psychology text acknowledges the diverse backgrounds and learning styles of students by blending Adlerian "tasks of life" with the developmental psychology of Adler, Catalano, Dreikurs, Erikson, Fowler, Fromm, Gilligan, Hoffberger, Kierkegaard, Kohlberg, Levinson, Maslow, May, Piaget, Rogers, Sekkaran and Sternberg. Each chapter examines one of life's greatest adventures and offers the wisdom and advice of psychologists and counsellors most familiar with that aspect of life. Chapters cover adventures such as birth, loss, loving, leaving, growing up, growing old, children who succeed and fail, stagnant and fulfilling careers, faith, despair and crisis and transformation. Reflection questions precede each chapter to stimulate class discussion.

chapter Chapter 1|20 pages

Adventures and Dragons

chapter Chapter 2|19 pages

The Miracle of Crisis: A Case Example

chapter Chapter 3|33 pages

Love: The Greatest Adventure

chapter Chapter 4|22 pages

The Parental Adventure: The Voyages of Future Heroes

chapter Chapter 7|28 pages

Work and Careers: The Perilous Voyage

chapter Chapter 8|11 pages

The Final Days of the Hero

chapter Chapter 9|20 pages

Postscript: Heroes in our Past