Synthesizes recent infant research, developmental studies, and clinical data into a major reconceptualization of human motivation. Lichtenberg's typology encompasses five motivational systems focusing on: physiological requirements, attachment- affiliation, exploration-assertiveness,...
Carrying forward his inquiry into the nature and conditions of normal and abnormal development, Lichtenberg focuses on motivation. His goal is to offer an alternative to psychoanalytic drive theory that accommodates the developmental insights of infancy