Seeing the elderly person in the context of their formative times. The two-volume work on the psychobiographical care model by Prof. Erwin Böhm is the culmination of decades of research in the field of psychogeriatrics. Böhm's method of care diagnosis provides successful pathways to understanding, empathetic, and reactivating "soul care." Caregivers for the elderly become attentive observers and competent care researchers who meet elderly individuals where they are: they explore the significant individual feelings and stories of older adults and interpret them. The individual life paths of those affected, as well as the spirit of their times, are at the center of focus. Because before the body can be mobilized, the soul must be moved. The new edition of Volume I offers the proven foundations of Böhm's model in full.