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'''Dr. Peter A. O’Connor''' is a [[psychologist]] with a private [[psychotherapy]] practice in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. |
'''Dr. Peter A. O’Connor''' is a [[psychologist]] with a private [[psychotherapy]] practice in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. |
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O'Connor was born in Melbourne in 1942. A graduate of [[Melbourne University]], he was Director of Counselling at the Marriage Guidance Council of Victoria for seven years. In 1972 he was awarded the [[Winston Churchill Fellowship]] and completed a PhD in Marriage and Family Counselling at the [[University of Southern California]]. He has held several academic and clinical positions in Australia and overseas.<ref name="jung">[http://www.jungdownunder.com/Sydney/Newsletters/2005b/2005b.pdf C. G. Jung Society of Sydney]</ref> |
O'Connor was born in Melbourne in 1942. A graduate of [[Melbourne University]], he was Director of Counselling at the Marriage Guidance Council of Victoria for seven years. In 1972 he was awarded the [[Winston Churchill Fellowship]] and completed a PhD in Marriage and Family Counselling at the [[University of Southern California]]. He has held several academic and clinical positions in Australia and overseas.<ref name="jung">[http://www.jungdownunder.com/Sydney/Newsletters/2005b/2005b.pdf C. G. Jung Society of Sydney]</ref> O'Connor has had a long standing involvement in working therapeutically with men and is a former columnist with ''Good Weekend''.<ref name="jung" /> |
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Dr. O'Connor is the author of a number of books including ''Mirror on Marriage'' (1973), ''Understanding Jung'' (1985), ''Dreams and the Search for Meaning'' (1986), ''The Inner Man'' (1993), ''Looking Inwards'' (2003), and his best-known and most influential work '' |
Dr. O'Connor is the author of a number of books including ''Mirror on Marriage'' (1973), ''Understanding Jung'' (1985), ''Dreams and the Search for Meaning'' (1986), ''The Inner Man'' (1993), ''Looking Inwards'' (2003), and his best-known and most influential work ''Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis'' (1981).<ref name="jung" /> |
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==Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis== |
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O'Connor has had a long standing involvement in working therapeutically with men and is a former columnist with ''Good Weekend''.<ref name="jung" /> |
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''Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis'' is in its eighth printing.<ref>[http://www.booktopia.com.au/understanding-the-mid-life-crisis/prod9780725103743.html Understanding the mid-life crisis]</ref> The book suggests that: |
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*The period between the ages thirty-five and forty-five is a time of crisis for many men, a time when feelings of frustration and personal inadequacy may surface and strains in marriage may be felt. |
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*The [[mid-life crisis]] is a stage when many men are plagued by feelings that their life has no meaning or that their physical and mental powers are spent. |
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*This time of apparent crisis can also be seen as a creative challenge, as a stimulus for deeper understanding and growth. |
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* It can be a time of coming to terms with yourself, understanding more about yourself, and a time for taking new directions.<ref>[http://www.booktopia.com.au/understanding-the-mid-life-crisis/prod9780725103743.html Understanding the mid-life crisis]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Men's movement]] |
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*[[Mid-life crisis]] |
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== Bibliography == |
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*O'Connor, P. (1981). ''Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis'', Sun Australia, ISBN 0725103744 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:12, 21 November 2008
Dr. Peter A. O’Connor is a psychologist with a private psychotherapy practice in Melbourne, Australia.
O'Connor was born in Melbourne in 1942. A graduate of Melbourne University, he was Director of Counselling at the Marriage Guidance Council of Victoria for seven years. In 1972 he was awarded the Winston Churchill Fellowship and completed a PhD in Marriage and Family Counselling at the University of Southern California. He has held several academic and clinical positions in Australia and overseas.[1] O'Connor has had a long standing involvement in working therapeutically with men and is a former columnist with Good Weekend.[1]
Dr. O'Connor is the author of a number of books including Mirror on Marriage (1973), Understanding Jung (1985), Dreams and the Search for Meaning (1986), The Inner Man (1993), Looking Inwards (2003), and his best-known and most influential work Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis (1981).[1]
Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis
Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis is in its eighth printing.[2] The book suggests that:
- The period between the ages thirty-five and forty-five is a time of crisis for many men, a time when feelings of frustration and personal inadequacy may surface and strains in marriage may be felt.
- The mid-life crisis is a stage when many men are plagued by feelings that their life has no meaning or that their physical and mental powers are spent.
- This time of apparent crisis can also be seen as a creative challenge, as a stimulus for deeper understanding and growth.
- It can be a time of coming to terms with yourself, understanding more about yourself, and a time for taking new directions.[3]
See also
Bibliography
- O'Connor, P. (1981). Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis, Sun Australia, ISBN 0725103744
