Reframing human development existentially: A consideration of some invariant themes
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https://doi.org/10.65828/pytkpc39Keywords:
Development, ageing, autobiography, embodiment, beginnings and endings, randomness, trauma, adversity, loveAbstract
This paper looks at human development from an existential perspective. What is revealed is that human development is a lifelong process of the acquisition of the skills of living. Moreover that these are present in seven invariant themes that manifest in different ways throughout life. They are: age and ageing; narrative and autobiography; beginnings and endings; embodiment; randomness and chance; adversity; and love. These are considered in the light of psychotherapeutic practice.
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