The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of adulthood and aging

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 INDICE: Preface and Introduction. PART I: Foundations. 1. Theoretical perspectives: A biosocial approach to aging (Elliot M. Friedman and Carol D. Ryff,University of Wisconsin-Madison). 2. Demography of Aging: Behavioral and Social Implications (Susan Krauss Whitbourne, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Stacey C. Whitbourne, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology and Research Information Center). 3. Late-Life: A Venue for Studying the Mechanisms By Which Contextual Factors Influence Individual Development (Dennis Gerstorff and NilamRam, Pennsylvania State University). 4. Methodological Issues in Research on Adult Development and Aging (Scott M. Hofer, Philippe Rast, and Andrea M. Piccinin, University of Victoria). PART II: Physical Changes and Health. 5. Physical Exercise and Health (Leslie I. Katzel, University of Maryland Medical Center and Gregory M. Steinbrenner, Baltimore VA Medical Center). 6. Behavioral Stability and Change in Health Across the Adult Life Cycle (lene C. Siegler and Adam Davey, Duke University Medical Center). PART III: Cognition. 7. ProcessingSpeed (Judith Dirk, German Institute for International Educational Research and Florian Schmiedek, Max Planck Institute for Human Development). 8. Working Memory (David P. McCabe and Vanessa M. Loaiza, Colorado State University). 9. Memory and Aging (Brent J. Small, Kerri S. Rawson, Sarah Eisel, and Cathy L.McEvoy, University of South Florida). 10. Everyday Cognition (Jason C. Allaire, North Carolina State University). PART IV: Personality. 11. Personality Development in Adulthood (Nicky J. Newton and Abigail J. Stewart, University of Michigan). 12. Socioemotional Perspectives on Adult Development (Jennifer TehanStanley and Derek M. Isaacowitz, Brandeis University). 13. Personality and Aging: Cognitive Perspectives and Processes (Eileen Kranz Graham and Margie E. Lachman, Brandeis University). PART V: Abnormal Aging. 14. Affective Disorders And Age: The View Through a Developmental Lens (Jennifer Piazza, Pennsylvania State University and Susan Turk Charles, University of California, Irvine). 15. Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias (Joshua R. Steinerman and Richard B. Lipton, Albert Einstein College of Medicine). 16. Personality Disorders in Later Life (Daniel L. Segal, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Richard Zweig Yeshiva University, and Victor Molinari, University of South Florida). 17. Assessment of Older Adults (Christine E. Gould, Barry A. Edelstein, and Lindsay A. Gerolimatos, West Virginia University). PART VI: Social Processes. 18. Self-Regulation and Social Cognition in Adulthood: The Gyroscope of Personality (Karen Hooker, Oregon State University and Cory Bolkan, Washington State University Vancouver). 19. Partners and Friends in Adulthood (Rosemary Blieszner and Karen A. Roberto, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). 20. Intergenerational Relationships and Aging (Kira S. Birditt and Elvina Wardjiman, University of Michigan). 21. Retiremen

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3147-9
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 528
• Fecha Publicación: 24/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés