This volume is the second in "The Course of Life" series which contains original contributions from an international group of scientists and clinicians who have produced much of current knowledge about the phases of human personality development. These contributions cover the continuum of human development from the prenatal phase through childhood and adulthood. Dimensions of normal development, as well as the emergence of adaptive and pathologic propensities, are discussed for each developmental phase. Chapters in Volume II discuss aspects of normal, adaptive, and pathological developments during latency, adolescence, and young adulthood. (Author/RH)