On Feb 21, 2015, at 9:27 AM, Gerald Peterson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree. There are many personality folks that may have had historical > influences, but whose ideas are refuted or simply not relevant in > contemporary work, that I would rather not cover. I've been looking at the issue of Erikson's relevance to contemporary work for the past hour and must tentatively disagree with Gary's claim. Yes, even Erikson criticized his own work after his retirement and seemed unsure whether research in this area could ever be "scientific." Nevertheless, he seemed to believe that the assumptions and general principles that formed the foundation of his thinking were valid. And his ideas about and theories of fundamental developmental challenges seem to still be important in areas like nursing, social work, and counseling psychology. I noticed that this may be especially true in the care and treatment of geriatric patients, which is the issue that gave rise to this thread. Perhaps someone with expertise in this broad area could expound on this a bit. Best, Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=42203 or send a blank email to leave-42203-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
