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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.〔(C. G. Jung Society of Sydney )〕 O'Connor has had a longstanding involvement in working therapeutically with men and is a former columnist with the ''Good Weekend'' magazine.〔 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 ''Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis'' (1981) which is his best-known and most influential work.〔 ==Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis== ''Understanding the Mid-Life Crisis'' is in its eighth printing.〔(Understanding the mid-life crisis )〕 The book suggests that: *The period between the ages 35 and 45 is a time of crisis for many men and women, a time when feelings of frustration and personal inadequacy may surface and strains in marriages may be felt. *The mid-life crisis is a stage when many men and women 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter O'Connor (psychologist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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