The Development of Logic in Adulthood
Postformal Thought and Its Applications
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
| Author: | Jan D. Sinnott | ISBN: | 9781475729115 |
| Publisher: | Springer US | Publication: | March 9, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jan D. Sinnott |
| ISBN: | 9781475729115 |
| Publisher: | Springer US |
| Publication: | March 9, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
In this book Jan D. Sinnott synthesizes her 20 years of research on lifespan cognitive development to describe the growth of complex (or `postformal') thought in adults. She shows specifically how adults improve mentally over a lifetime and learn to think in more complex and wiser ways. Applications of postformal thought are demonstrated in such diverse areas as - family relations - adult education - personal identity - and spirituality. Chapters examine relations between postformal thought and pertinent variables such as age, health, memory, and vocabulary. Other sections deal with issues in humanistic psychology such as - guided imagery - mind - body medicine - and creative intentionality.
In this book Jan D. Sinnott synthesizes her 20 years of research on lifespan cognitive development to describe the growth of complex (or `postformal') thought in adults. She shows specifically how adults improve mentally over a lifetime and learn to think in more complex and wiser ways. Applications of postformal thought are demonstrated in such diverse areas as - family relations - adult education - personal identity - and spirituality. Chapters examine relations between postformal thought and pertinent variables such as age, health, memory, and vocabulary. Other sections deal with issues in humanistic psychology such as - guided imagery - mind - body medicine - and creative intentionality.
