The Five Stages of Civilization — Vol. I

Personality Development

Roland Y. Kim, Ph.D.

About This Book

Volume I presents an integrated Five-Stage model of personality development and applies it across a wide range of psychological and relational domains. It examines development not as a single trait but as a pattern involving emotions, boundaries, communication, empathy, relationships, coping, morality, leadership, and conflict.

What You’ll Explore

The theoretical foundations and dialectic movement of the Five-Stage model; compassion and empathy; physical and emotional boundaries; communication and emotional expression; emotional intelligence; marriage and parenting; psychopathology and hostility in relation to childhood trauma; psychotherapy and coping; negotiation and conflict; morality, locus of control, leadership, and character development in songs and movies.

Who This Book Is For

For readers, clinicians, educators, and students who want a broad introduction to the Five-Stage model at the level of individual personality and relationships.