Finding Meaning in Later Life - Gathering and Harvesting the Fruits of Women’s Experience

This book explores the psychological tasks inherent for women in creating and maintaining purpose as they enter their later years. As lifespan increases, it is important for a society that glorifies youth to ackowledge this developmental stage.

List of contents

1. The Need for a New Outlook
2. How We Age: Theories and Research
3. Women’s Voices and Lived Experience: Existential Pursuits and Affirmation of Life
4. Women’s Voices and Lived Experience: Human Relationships and Resiliency
5. Treatment Implications for Therapists Working with Older Adults
6. Where Do We Go from Here?
7. Final Thoughts: Big Data, Depth Psychology, and Poetry
Appendix A. Methodology
Appendix B. Screening and Interview Guides
References

About the author

Marcia Nimmer received her Psy.D. from Pacifica Graduate Institute and was previously a licensed clinical social worker. She is currently working as a psychotherapist at the Wright Institute in Los Angeles. As a woman in her late fifties who began doctoral studies after raising five children, she became interested in the developmental stage that lies between midlife and old age. Her qualitative research on the subject of finding meaning in later life emerged as an outgrowth of her own personal journey.

Summary

This book explores the psychological tasks inherent for women in creating and maintaining purpose as they enter their later years. As lifespan increases, it is important for a society that glorifies youth to ackowledge this developmental stage.

Product details

• Authors: Marcia Nimmer
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032931135
• ISBN: 978-1-032-93113-5
• No. of pages: 110
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, Psychology of ageing, Age groups: the elderly, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Jungian, Age groups: the elderly / old age