Description
The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Seventh Edition, provides a basic reference source on the behavioral processes of aging for researchers, graduate students, and professionals. It also provides perspectives on the behavioral science of aging for researchers and professionals from other disciplines. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews key methodological and analytical issues in aging research. It examines some of the major historical influences that might provide explanatory mechanisms for a better understanding of cohort and period differences in psychological aging processes. Part 2 includes chapters that discuss the basics and nuances of executive function; the history of the morphometric research on normal brain aging; and the neural changes that occur in the brain with aging. Part 3 deals with the social and health aspects of aging. It covers the beliefs that individuals have about how much they can control various outcomes in their life; the impact of stress on health and aging; and the interrelationships between health disparities, social class, and aging. Part 4 discusses the emotional aspects of aging; family caregiving; and mental disorders and legal capacities in older adults.- Contains all the main areas of psychological gerontological research in one volume- Entire section on neuroscience and aging- Begins with a section on theory and methods- Edited by one of the father of gerontology (Schaie) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology
Table of Contents
Part 1: Concepts, Theory, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging1. Enduring Theoretical Themes in Psychological Aging: Derivation, Functions, Perspectives, and Opportunities2. Methodological and Analytical Issues in the Psychology of Aging3. Historical Influences on Aging and BehaviorPart 2: Neuroscience, Cognition and Aging4. Executive Function and Cognitive Aging5. The Cognitive Consequences of Structural Changes to the Aging Brain6. Behavior Genetics of Aging7. Neuroplasticity, Aging, and Cognitive Function8. Memory Changes and the Aging Brain: A Multimodal Imaging Approach9. Age Differences in Complex Decision Making10. Cognitive InterventionsPart 3: Social and Health Factors that Impact Aging11. The Relevance of Control Beliefs for Health and Aging12. The Speedometer of Life: Stress, Health and Aging13. Health Disparities, Social Class, and Aging14. Relationships between Adults and their Aging Parents15. Intergenerational Communication Practices16. Age Stereotypes and Aging17. Aging in the Work Context18. Wisdom, Age, and Well-BeingPart 4: Complex Behavioral Processes and Psychopathology of Aging19. Emotional Experience and Regulation in Later Life20. Psychopathology, Bereavement, and Aging21. Assessment of Emotional and Personality Disorders in Older Adults22. Neuropsychological Assessment of the Dementias of Late Life23. Family Caregiving for Cognitively or Physically Frail Older Adults: Theory, Research, and Practice24. Decision Making Capacity
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