Gerald Young - Causality and Development: Neo-Eriksonian Perspectives

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The constant encouragement and support of the editorial and production team at the publishers has been instrumental toward completing this book, in particular. I owe so much thanks to Sharon Panulla and Sylvana Ruggirello in the editorial office and Sharmila Saikumar in production. My staff has been responsible for the onerous task of typing and keeping track of the manuscript as it has been written. Joyce Chan and Jenny X. Wang have worked at it and kept it organized, and I am so thankful for that. My colleagues at Glendon College at York University have always supported my work as well as my teachers over the years. Finally, this book has been inspired by the need to have students see the big picture in psychology, and I thank mine for all their probing questions over the years.

Evidence-supported practice in psychology is important to the field, as it is in medicine, and I hope that this book contributes to that trend and the respect that science deserves. This book reflects the nature of science, its proponents, and its hardworking and insightful researchers who produce replicable results and refined theory. In this regard, this is my third book in the last few years having an integrative scientific theme on development and causality (also see Young, 2011, 2016). Finally, the book is dedicated to our grandchildren and to our daughters.

Ph.D., C. Psych., is a Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Canada. He is a Fellow both of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He has received an award for outstanding lifetime contributions for his trauma research from the Canadian Psychological Association and an award from the American Psychological Association about the journal he founded and edits Psychological Injury and Law [PIL, springer.com]. He is the sole author or senior editor/co-author of multiple books. He has written integrative articles in multiple journals. In addition, he is a practicing psychologist. He has successfully testified in a case involving the Supreme Court of Canada on the rights of injured workers.