In times of increasing globalization of private and professional life circumstances, significant migration movements, political upheavals, and religious plurality, the search for identity and self-assurance is becoming ever more important. This development is evident in both cultural and social sciences as well as in psychotherapeutic practice. This volume brings together and discusses identity concepts from various disciplines. It examines the individual development of identity in relation to age, gender, or religion, as well as the possibilities for therapeutic support through individual and group therapy. Special attention is given to the historical dimension of "German" identity, which is inextricably linked to the topic. Finally, the professional identity of the psychoanalyst and the relationship between...