In 1951 Joan M. Erikson, a craftswoman and writer, was asked to develop a program of planned activities for the patients at the Austen Riggs Center, a small private institution for the emotionally disturbed. In this book she and her co-workers describe their experience and its wider applications. The authors offer a rationale for their own ideas of the central role of activity in all recovery and rehabilitation, emphasizing throughout that planned activities in therapeutic communities are not just another form of adjunctive therapy. Activity is a vital component of change, and without activity and change there is no recovery and no growth.

Activity, Recovery, Growth: The Communal Role of Planned Activities

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Erikson, Joan M.

Psychology & Counseling

W.W.Norton&Company

The authors offer a rationale for their own ideas of the central role of activity in all recovery and rehabilitation, emphasizing throughout that planned activities in therapeutic communities are not just another form of adjunctive therapy. Activity is a vital component of change, and without activity and change there is no recovery and no growth.

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Erikson's now-famous concept of the life cycle delineates eight stages of psychological development through which each of us progresses. The last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the past while remaining involved in the present. Erikson is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

Vital Involvement in Old Age: The Experience of Old Age in Our Time

ERIKSON, Erik H.

Kivnick, Helen Q.

W. W. Norton & Company; Incorporated

Drawing on the Eriksonian theory of the life cycle, a parallel is shown between the growth and creation of self and the creation of art, focusing on the utilization of the senses as an integral part of achieving our potential

Wisdom and the Senses: The Way of Creativity

Self-Help

Creativity

Discusses the legends surrounding the two Greek myths and famous philosopher, and looks at how they have influenced modern Western civilization

Legacies: Prometheus Orpheus Socrates

Religion & Spirituality

Featuring a new chapter by Joan Erikson on the joys and challenges of a ninth stage of life, "Very Old Age," a classic study of the developmental stages in the human life cycle examines such themes as the interdependence of history and life history, identity crises, and the definition of maturity.

The Life Cycle Completed

Out of this residue of verified fact and beloved legend, the image of Saint Francis emerges. The verified facts concerning the life of Saint Francis of Assisi are few and even the given dates are disputed. Yet legend and his continuing presence have formed an impelling image which takes on greater stature as time goes on, as if in defiance of the lacking evidence.

Saint Francis and His Four Ladies

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

"In this loving and vivid book, Joan Erikson gives us an artist's retracting of the human life cycle, beginning in the blessings of the senses and fulfilled in wisdom."―Mary Catherine Bateson Joan Erikson explores the crucial role played by the physical sense at every stage of psychological growth from birth to old age, finding parallels between the creation of art as we usually define it and the creation of self―the most artful act of all. In the experience of making and doing, she located a primary source of human growth and vitality. Wisdom and the Senses is itself a celebration of art, with the progressive stages in the life cycle revealed through woven charts, reproduced here in full color. The work of artists, much as the words and ideas of Joan Erikson, takes us on a journey of understanding that leads to the meaning of wisdom.

Throughout recorded history, beads have had a powerful allure for people of all ages. Fascinating in their own right, valuable as currency and durable wealth, they have also been endowed with magical properties of protection and enhancement. Responding to a new surge of interest in beads, this reissue edition with all new color plates examines the role of these intriguing objects in human affairs. The first chapter traces the travels of beads by mule-pack, caravan, and cargo. Egypt, India, and Mesopotamia were connected by trade routes along which beads were carried. Amber from the Baltic Sea abounded around the pre-Roman Mediterranean; gifts of beads were used by Columbus and Cortez to achieve their first footing on the American continent. Joan Mowat Erikson gives an account of the use of beads for decoration, as insignia of rank and status, as bearers of magic power, and as currency. She describes the materials out of which beads have been made and the skill used in their production, from the simple gathering of natural beads (berries, nutshells) to the cutting and polishing of colorful stones (turquoise, jade, amber) and the mass production of clay, faience, and glass beads. In a chapter on beads and magic, Erikson discusses beliefs in their power to protect the wearer against the evil eye, increase prowess as hunter and warrior, cure diseases, and ensure luck and favor with the gods, as well as to enhance the potency of man and the fertility of women, livestock, and lands. She concludes with some thoughts on the meaning of beads and their universal appeal.

The Universal Bead

Beauty, Grooming, & Style

"This book will last and last, because it contains the wisdom of two wonderfully knowing observers of our human destiny."―Robert Coles For decades Erik H. Erikson's concept of the stages of human development has deeply influenced the field of contemporary psychology. Here, with new material by Joan M. Erikson, is an expanded edition of his final work. The Life Cycle Completed eloquently closes the circle of Erikson's theories, outlining the unique rewards and challenges―for both individuals and society―of very old age.

Mental Health

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Activity, Recovery, Growth: The Communal Role of Planned Activities

Activity, Recovery, Growth: The Communal Role of Planned Activities

Vital Involvement in Old Age: The Experience of Old Age in Our Time

Wisdom and the Senses: The Way of Creativity

Legacies: Prometheus Orpheus Socrates

The Life Cycle Completed

Saint Francis and His Four Ladies

Wisdom and the Senses: The Way of Creativity

The Universal Bead

The Life Cycle Completed