Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Eighth Edition, tackles the biological and environmental influences on behavior as well as the reciprocal interface between changes in the brain and behavior during the course of the adult life span. The psychology of aging is important to many features of daily life, from workplace and the family, to public policy matters. It is complex, and new questions are continually raised about how behavior changes with age. Providing perspectives on the behavioral science of aging for diverse disciplines, the handbook explains how the role of behavior is organized and how it changes over time. Along with parallel advances in research methodology, it explicates in great detail patterns and sub-patterns of behavior over the lifespan, and how they are affected by biological, health, and social interactions. New topics to the eighth edition include preclinical neuropathology, audition and language comprehension in adult aging, cognitive interventions and neural processes, social interrelations, age differences in the connection of mood and cognition, cross-cultural issues, financial decision-making and capacity, technology, gaming, social networking, and more. Tackles the biological and environmental influences on behavior as well as the reciprocal interface between changes in the brain and behavior during the course of the adult life spanCovers the key areas in psychological gerontological research in one volumeExplains how the role of behavior is organized and how it changes over timeCompletely revised from the previous editionNew chapter on gender and aging process INDICE: Part I: Concepts, Theory, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging 1. Concepts and theory in the psychology of aging 2. Methodology, attrition, meta-analysis and data imputation 3. Behavioral interventions in the aging process Part II Biological and Social Influences on Aging and Behavior 4. Gene environment interactions on behavior and aging 5. Behavioral neuroscience and aging 6. Executive Function and Cognitive Behavior 7. Health, behavior, and aging 8. Gender differences in aging processes 9. Environmental influences on aging and behavior Part III Behavioral Processes and Aging 10. Changes in sensation and perception with age 11. Motor behavior, exercise and aging 12. Speed of behavior and aging 13. Memory, attention, and aging 14. Adult learning and information technology 15. Aging and language 16. Cognitive development and aging 17. Aging, decision processes, and everyday problem solving 18. Emotion, motivation, and aging 18. Personality and the aging self Part IV Complex Behavioral Concepts and Processes in Aging 19. Adjustment, mental health, and aging 20. Family Caregiving of the Frail Elderly 21. Adaptive behavior, aging, and the role of technology 22. Wisdom and creativity 23. Aging and the work place 24. The psychology of death and dying
- ISBN: 978-0-12-411469-2
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 550
- Fecha Publicación: 27/10/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés