
Adult Development and Aging, International Edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
6th Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
625 pages
978-0-495-60344-3 (ISBN)
Description
Written within a biopsychosocial framework, Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields' best-selling text covers the specific ages-stages of adult development and aging. In its unparalleled coverage of current research and theory, the authors draw clear connections between research and application. The book's focus on "positive aging" and the gains and losses people experience across adulthood distinguish it from its competitors.
Reviews / Votes
1. Studying Adult Development and Aging 1 2. Neuroscience as a Basis for Adult Development and Aging 38 3. Physical Changes 65 4. Longevity, Health, and Functioning 107 5. Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions 149 6. Attention and Memory 184 7. Intelligence 233 8. Social Cognition 280 9. Personality 315 10. Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders 357 11. Relationships 401 12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement 446 13. Dying and Bereavement 492 14. Successful Aging 530More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 27 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 228 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-495-60344-3 (9780495603443)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
John C. Cavanaugh is Senior Consultant at Pathseekers II, Inc. He is former president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, Chancellor Emeritus of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, and former president of the University of West Florida. A researcher and teacher of adult development and aging for more four decades, he has published about 100 articles and chapters and authored, coauthored, or coedited 24 books on aging, information technology, and higher education policy. He is a past president of Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a fellow of APA (Divisions 1, 2, 3, and 20) and the Gerontological Society of America, and a charter fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He has held numerous leadership positions in these associations, including chair of the Committee on Aging for APA. He has served on numerous state and national committees for aging-related and higher education organizations. He also serves on the Yellowstone Forever National Advisory Council. John is a devoted fan of "Star Trek" and a serious traveler, photographer, backpacker, cook, and chocoholic. He is married to Dr. Christine K. Cavanaugh, with whom he writes, co-teaches, and learns something new each day. Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the department at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her current research interests include social cognition in adulthood and aging as well as everyday problem solving and emotion regulation from adolescence through older adulthood. She has been published in Psychology and Aging, Developmental Psychology, Current Directions in Psychological Science, and other journals. She is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Gerontological Society of America and a member of the American Psychological Society, the Society for Research and Child Development, and the Psychonomics Society.
Author
Senior Consultant, Pathseekers II, Inc, and Former President & CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Content
1. Studying Adult Development and Aging 1
2. Neuroscience as a Basis for Adult Development and Aging 38
3. Physical Changes 65
4. Longevity, Health, and Functioning 107
5. Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions 149
6. Attention and Memory 184
7. Intelligence 233
8. Social Cognition 280
9. Personality 315
10. Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders 357
11. Relationships 401
12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement 446
13. Dying and Bereavement 492
14. Successful Aging 530
2. Neuroscience as a Basis for Adult Development and Aging 38
3. Physical Changes 65
4. Longevity, Health, and Functioning 107
5. Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions 149
6. Attention and Memory 184
7. Intelligence 233
8. Social Cognition 280
9. Personality 315
10. Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders 357
11. Relationships 401
12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement 446
13. Dying and Bereavement 492
14. Successful Aging 530