The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging
Published on 2. July 2012
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448 pages
978-1-118-39296-6 (ISBN)
Description
This exceptional collection draws on the most recent demographic data and combines classic research with cutting-edge approaches to provide an invaluable overview of the developmental psychology of the adult years. * Covers a wide range of topics within adult development and aging, from theoretical perspectives to specific content areas * Includes newly commissioned essays from the top researchers in the field * Takes a biopsychosocial perspective, covering the biological, psychological and social changes that occur in adulthood
Reviews / Votes
A plus point is that the writing style makes the content accessible to a wide audience without being simplistic. It would therefore be useful to students in order to expand their reading around psychological issues in ageing. (Journal of Ageing & Society, 1 August 2013) This exceptional collection draws on the most recent demographic data and combines classic research with cutting edge approaches to provide an invaluable overview of the developmental psychology of the adult years. Covers a wide range of topics within adult development and ageing, from theoretical perspectives to specific content areas." (Nursing Times, January 2013) (the book) will be very useful as a review for professional in the area of developmental psychology, but also as a resource for students who wish to find a summary of a specific area... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. (Choice, 1 September 2012)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-39296-6 (9781118392966)
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Susan Krauss Whitbourne | Martin J. Martin J, Sliwinski
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging
E-Book
11/2011
Wiley-Blackwell
€36.99
Available for download
Susan Krauss Whitbourne | Martin J. Martin J, Sliwinski
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging
E-Book
11/2011
Wiley-Blackwell
€36.99
Available for download
Persons
Susan Krauss Whitbourne is Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of numerous publications including Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders (6 th edition, with R. P. Halgin, 2009), Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives (4th Edition, Wiley, 2011, with S. B. Whitbourne), and The Search for Fulfillment (2010). Martin Sliwinski is Director of the Gerontology Center and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has written extensively on the relationship of stress and disease to health, emotional well-being, and cognitive function across the adult lifespan.
Content
Notes on Contributors ix Preface xvii Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Martin J. Sliwinski Part I Foundations 1 Theoretical Perspectives: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Positive Aging 3 Elliot M. Friedman and Carol D. Ryff 2 Demography of Aging: Behavioral and Social Implications 25 Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Stacey B. Whitbourne 3 Late Life: A Venue for Studying the Mechanisms by Which Contextual Factors Influence Individual Development 49 Denis Gerstorf and Nilam Ram 4 Methodological Issues in Research on Adult Development and Aging 72 Scott M. Hofer, Philippe Rast, and Andrea M. Piccinin Part II Physical Changes and Health 5 Physical Exercise and Health 97 Leslie I. Katzel and Gregory M. Steinbrenner 6 Behavioral Stability and Change in Health Across the Adult Life Cycle 118 Ilene C. Siegler and Adam Davey Part III Cognition 7 Processing Speed 135 Judith Dirk and Florian Schmiedek 8 Working Memory 154 David P. McCabe and Vanessa M. Loaiza 9 Memory and Aging 174 Brent J. Small, Kerri S. Rawson, Sarah Eisel, and Cathy L. McEvoy 10 Everyday Cognition 190 Jason C. Allaire Part IV Personality 11 Personality Development in Adulthood 211 Nicky J. Newton and Abigail J. Stewart 12 Socioemotional Perspectives on Adult Development 236 Jennifer Tehan Stanley and Derek M. Isaacowitz 13 Personality and Aging: Cognitive Perspectives and Processes 254 Eileen Kranz Graham and Margie E. Lachman Part V Abnormal Aging 14 Affective Disorders and Age: The View Through a Developmental Lens 275 Jennifer R. Piazza and Susan Turk Charles 15 Alzheimer s Disease and Other Dementias 293 Joshua R. Steinerman and Richard B. Lipton 16 Personality Disorders in Later Life 312 Daniel L. Segal, Richard Zweig, and Victor Molinari 17 Assessment of Older Adults 331 Christine E. Gould, Barry A. Edelstein, and Lindsay A. Gerolimatos Part VI Social Processes 18 Self-Regulation and Social Cognition in Adulthood: The Gyroscope of Personality 357 Cory Bolkan and Karen Hooker 19 Partners and Friends in Adulthood 381 Rosemary Blieszner and Karen A. Roberto 20 Intergenerational Relationships and Aging 399 Kira S. Birditt and Elvina Wardjiman 21 Retirement: An Adult Development Perspective 416 Mo Wang Part VII Well-Being and Creativity 22 Effects of Remaining Time for Psychological Well-Being and Cognition 433 Boo Johansson and Anne Ingeborg Berg 23 Successful Aging 459 Colin A. Depp, Ipsit V. Vahia, and Dilip V. Jeste 24 Creative Productivity and Aging: An Age Decrement or Not? 477 Dean Keith Simonton Author Index 497 Subject Index 527