Adult Development and Aging, EMEA Edition
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The new edition of the leading textbook on the biopsychosocial processes of aging in adults, fully revised and updated. Adult Development and Aging helps student readers understand the aging process both in themselves and in those around them. Approaching the subject from the biopsychosocial perspective -- an innovative model of adult development that takes into account the influences and interactions of complex biological, psychological, and social processes -- authors Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Stacey B.
Whitbourne explore the latest concepts and applications in this exciting academic discipline. Based on Susan's classroom experience teaching her Psychology of Aging course, this engaging textbook integrates current research, real-world data, detailed explanations, and relatable examples to provide a balanced and accessible examination of the subject. This fully updated and revised seventh edition offers inclusive coverage of recent advances in neuroscience and genetics, cognitive functions, vocational development, sociocultural influences, mental health issues, health and prevention, and much more.
"AgeFeeds" provide key information for each chapter, while new graphics, charts, tables, and figures enhance the text's visual appeal and strengthen student comprehension and retention. Acclaimed for its depth, currency, and student-friendly presentation, this popular textbook: Uses a multidisciplinary approach for understanding adult aging and development Offers positive images of aging and the newest and most relevant research in the field Provides new and updated illustrations, references, quizzes, examples, and research Offers practical self-help tips and up-to-date links to online resources Includes extensive supplementary teaching and learning material including a test bank, PowerPoint slides, and an instructor’s manual Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives, 7 th Edition is an invaluable source of topically relevant information for traditional college-age learners and mature returning students alike, as well as for instructors and academic researchers in areas of adult aging and lifespan development.
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- Höfundar: Susan K. Whitbourne, Stacey B. Whitbourne
- Útgáfa:7
- Útgáfudagur: 09/2020
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781119672562
- Print ISBN: 9781119667452
- ISBN 10: 1119672562
Efnisyfirlit
- COVER
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1: THEMES AND ISSUES IN ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
- THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
- FOUR PRINCIPLES OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
- THE MEANING OF AGE
- KEY SOCIAL FACTORS IN ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
- THE BABY BOOMERS GROW UP: CHANGES IN THE MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER POPULATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 2: MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT: NATURE AND NURTURE IN ADULTHOOD
- MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL–ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
- SOCIOCULTURAL MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT
- PSYCHOLOGICAL MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD
- BIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO AGING IN ADULTHOOD
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 3: THE STUDY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING: RESEARCH METHODS
- VARIABLES IN DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH
- DESCRIPTIVE (SINGLE-FACTOR) RESEARCH DESIGNS
- SEQUENTIAL RESEARCH DESIGNS
- CORRELATIONAL DESIGNS
- TYPES OF RESEARCH METHODS
- MEASUREMENT ISSUES IN ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
- ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 4: PHYSICAL CHANGES
- APPEARANCE
- BODY BUILD
- MOBILITY
- VITAL BODILY FUNCTIONS
- BODILY CONTROL SYSTEMS
- NERVOUS SYSTEM
- SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 5: HEALTH AND PREVENTION
- KEY CONCEPTS IN HEALTH AND PREVENTION
- DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- CANCER
- DISORDERS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
- DIABETES
- RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 6: BASIC COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS: INFORMATION PROCESSING, ATTENTION, AND MEMORY
- PROCESSING SPEED AND ATTENTION
- DRIVING AND AGING
- MEMORY
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 7: HIGHER-ORDER COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS
- EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND ITS MEASUREMENT
- LANGUAGE
- EVERYDAY PROBLEM-SOLVING
- INTELLIGENCE
- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WISDOM
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 8: PERSONALITY
- PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE
- TRAIT APPROACHES
- SOCIAL COGNITIVE APPROACHES
- COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE
- MIDLIFE CRISIS THEORIES AND FINDINGS
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 9: RELATIONSHIPS
- MARRIAGE AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
- FAMILIES
- FRIENDSHIPS
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 10: WORK, RETIREMENT, AND LEISURE PATTERNS
- WORK PATTERNS IN ADULTHOOD
- VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- VOCATIONAL SATISFACTION
- AGE AND VOCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
- RETIREMENT
- LEISURE PURSUITS IN LATER ADULTHOOD
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 11: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND TREATMENT
- PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN ADULTHOOD
- ELDER ABUSE
- SUICIDE
- TREATMENT ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE
- SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 12: LONG-TERM CARE
- INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES FOR LONG-TERM CARE
- COMMUNITY-BASED FACILITIES AND SERVICES
- THE FINANCING OF LONG-TERM CARE
- LEGISLATIVE LANDMARKS IN THE LONG-TERM CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
- THE QUALITY OF LONG-TERM CARE
- PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN LONG-TERM CARE
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 13: DEATH AND DYING
- WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT DEATH?
- SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH AND DYING
- PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH AND DYING
- ISSUES IN END-OF-LIFE CARE
- BEREAVEMENT
- SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 14: SUCCESSFUL AGING
- WHAT IS SUCCESSFUL AGING?
- CREATIVITY AND AGING
- SUCCESSFUL AGING: FINAL PERSPECTIVES
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- REFERENCES
- AUTHOR INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX
- END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
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