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I was actually taught by these authors in my residency and child fellowship. I have been reading this book in preparation to teaching residents today [2015] about adult development. The book is extensively referenced and well written. Three of the central issues center around 1) adult men's development in light of their identification with their fathers, 2) foreshortened sense of time that awakens around age 40 with a reorganization of life goals around reordering of life priorities and the competitive issues especially sexual around aging stimulated by teenage to adult children, These issues may not be core conflicts at least in some individuals today/ However, the theses of the book are good starting points for considering formulations about adult patients.These is some material about women's adult development including the close bond between adult mothers and their daughters. There is a section on hysteria in women also which seems to leave out the consideration of PTSD as contributing or alternative explanation.I had a discussion with my adult son about these issues and he has an interest in social science learning theory . One of the suggestions in this theory is that the groups people chose in teenage and adulthood and whether they are in or out of the group may substantially affect their attitudes and beliefs about the issues discussed about..
