This staff training manual, the second volume of a three-volume set of materials for use in training paraprofessional refugee workers, deals with the life cycle, mental health, and mental illness, focusing particularly on the unique challenges and pressures of being a refugee. Covered in the individual units are the following topics: psychological development in the first year of life, stages of childhood psychological development, adolescence, age and the life cycle, old age and the care of the elderly, an introduction to the basic concepts of psychoanalysis, an introduction to mental illness, and mental illness in refugees. Each unit contains a list of objectives and instructional text that may include discussion questions. (MN)