Full Description
ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING makes it easier to study and learn. This best-selling development text helps you connect what you're learning with real life while providing you with the tools you need to be successful in your course. Learning objectives, concept checks, review questions (organized by topic heading for quick review), and key terms (with definitions) help you focus on what's important in each chapter.
Contents
1. Studying Adult Development and Aging.
2. Neuroscience as a Basis for Adult Development.
3. Physical Changes.
4. Longevity, Health, and Functioning.
5. Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions.
6. Attention and Memory.
7. Intelligence, Reasoning, Creativity, and Wisdom.
8. Social Cognition.
9. Personality.
10. Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders.
11. Relationships.
12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement.
13. Dying and Bereavement.
14. Healthy Aging.
