{"product_id":"the-reciprocating-self-human-development-in-theological-perspective-christian-association-for-psychological-studies-books","title":"The Reciprocating Self: Human Development in Theological Perspective (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the basis of a theologically grounded understanding of the nature of persons and the self  Jack O. Balswick  Pamela Ebstyne King and Kevin S. Reimer present a model of human development that ranges across all of lifes stages: infancy  childhood  adolescence  young adulthood  middle adulthood and elder adulthood. They do this by drawing on a biblical model of relationality  where the created goal or purpose of human development is to become a reciprocating selffully and securely related to others and to God.Along the way  they provide a context for understanding individual development issuesconcerns  tensions  worries or crises encountered by the self in the context of change. Awareness of these issues is most pronounced at developmental transitional points: learning to talk and walk  beginning to eat unassisted  going to school  developing secondary sexual physical features  leaving home  obtaining full-time employment  becoming engaged and then married  having a child for the first time  parenting an adolescent  watching children move away from home  retiring  experiencing decline in physical and mental health  and  finally  facing imminent death. The authors contend throughout that  since God has created human beings for relationship  to be a self in reciprocating relationships is of major importance in negotiating these developmental issues.Critically engaging social science research and theory  The Reciprocating Self offers an integrated approach that provides insight helpful to college and seminary students as well as those serving in the helping professions. Those in Christian ministry will be especially rewarded by the in-depth discussion of the implications for moral and faith development nurtured in the context of the life of the church.In this revised and expanded second edition  Balswick  King and Reimer have added research from developmental neuroscience and neuropsychology  which connects transitional behavior to a changing brain. They have also included a wealth of research on the moral  spiritual and religious dimensions of human development  in which they introduce the notion of reciprocating spirituality. In addition the authors engage with the burgeoning fields of positive and evolutionary psychology. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology  counseling  social work  and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945411407925,"sku":"ByrdShop_0830851437","price":35.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780830851430.jpg?v=1769887817","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-reciprocating-self-human-development-in-theological-perspective-christian-association-for-psychological-studies-books","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}