| Still Growing: The Creative Self in Older Adulthood Contributor(s): Capps, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0718893913 ISBN-13: 9780718893910 Publisher: Lutterworth Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion - Psychology | Developmental - Adulthood & Aging - Social Science | Gerontology |
| Dewey: 155.67 |
| Physical Information: (1.10 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The later-adult years are commonly viewed as a period in which one struggles to maintain a vestige of the physical, mental, and emotional vitality of one's earlier years. In 'Still Growing', however, Donald Capps shows that older adulthood is actually a period of growth and development, and that a central feature of this growth and development is the remarkable creativity of older adults. This creativity is the consequence of the wisdom gained through years of experience but is also due to a newly developed capacity to adapt to unprecedented challenges integral to the aging process.In Part 1, Capps illustrates the challenges of transitioning to older adulthood from the author's own experiences, while in Part 2 he draws on material from Erik H. Erikson, Sigmund Freud, and Paul W. Pruyser to account for longevity, adaptability, and creativity in older adults. Finally, in part 3 he focusses on the work of both William James and Walt Disney to fashion a model of creative aging. |
Contributor Bio(s): Capps, Donald: - Donald Capps is Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Psychology and Adjunct Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including several also published by The Lutterworth Press: At Home in the World (2013), The Resourceful Self (2015) and Still Growing (2015). |