Thies (University of Massachusetts Medical Center) and Travers (emeritus, Boston College) describe physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development during infancy, early and middle childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Divided into short chapters, this nursing textbook discusses reflexes, the role of family, gender differences, creativity, language skills, the search for identity, and mental health problems. The opening chapters introduce relevant concepts from psychoanalytic, cognitive, humanistic, cultural, and learning theory. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)