Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Rethinking the Notion of the Ego
7. The Birth of the Ego 21
8. Before the Ego 47
9. Rethinking the Notion of the Ego, Stage One 89
10. Rethinking the Notion of the Ego, Stage Two 137
11. The Ego’s Self-System and Lifeworld 191
12. Rethinking Ego Development
13. The First Four Weeks 207
14. Infancy 223
15. Early Toddling 233
16. Late Toddling and the Preschool Years 243
17. Middle Childhood 261
18. Adolescence 293
19. Early Adulthood 311
20. Midlife 329
21. Retirement 349
22. Old Age 363
23. Rethinking the Ego’s Role in Spiritual Life
24. Spiritual Preawakening 377
25. Spiritual Awakening 417
26. Spiritual Growth 435
27. Spiritual Maturity 447
28. Notes 463
29. References 487
30. Index 515