The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging

by Whitbourne, Susan K.; Sliwinski, Martin J,

• ISBN13: 9781444331479
• ISBN10: 1444331477
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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

Author Biography

Susan Krauss Whitbourne is Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of numerous publications including Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders (6^th edition, with R. P. Halgin, 2009), Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives (4th Edition, Wiley, 2011, with S. B. Whitbourne), and The Search for Fulfillment (2010).

Martin Sliwinski is Director of the Gerontology Center and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has written extensively on the relationship of stress and disease to health, emotional well-being, and cognitive function across the adult lifespan.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
Foundations
Theoretical Perspectives: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Positive Aging	p. 3
"Demography of Aging: Behavioral and Social Implications	p. 25
Late Life: A Venue for Studying die Mechanisms by WhichContextual Factors Influence Individual Development	p. 49
Methodological Issues in Research on Adult Development and Aging	p. 72
Physical Changes and Health
Physical Exercise and Health	p. 97
Behavioral Stability and Change in Health Across the Adult Life Cycle	p. 118
Cognition
Processing Speed	p. 135
Working Memory	p. 154
Memory and Aging	p. 174
Everyday Cognition	p. 190
Personality
Personality Development in Adulthood	p. 211
Socioemotional Perspectives on Adult Development	p. 236
Personality and Aging: Cognitive Perspectives and Processes	p. 254
Abnormal Aging
Affective Disorders and Age: The View Through a Developmental Lens	p. 275
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias	p. 293
Personality Disorders in Later Life	p. 312
Assessment of Older Adults	p. 331
Social Processes
Self-Regulation and Social Cognition in Adulthood: The Gyroscopeof Personality	p. 357
Partners and Friends in Adulthood	p. 381
Intergenerational Relationships and Aging	p. 399
Retirement: An Adult Development Perspective	p. 416
Well-Being and Creativity
Effects of Remaining Time for Psychological Well-Being and Cognition	p. 433
Successful Aging	p. 459
Creative Productivity and Aging: An Age Decrement - or Not?	p. 477
Author Index	p. 497
Subject Index	p. 527
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