Adult Development and Aging

by Cavanaugh, John C.; Blanchard-Fields, Fredda

• ISBN13: 9780534507657
• ISBN10: 0534507654
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This revision of Cavanaugh's best-selling text is written within a biopsychosocial framework and covers the specific age-stages of adult development and aging. The book's currency of research and theories cited and the connections developed between research and application contribute to its excellent reputation. The book's focus on the gains and losses people experience across adulthood distinguishes it from its competitors. The new edition features a complete reworking of its organization and a thorough updating of citations, including hundreds from 1997 through the present. A new separate chapter on Social Cognition, Chapter 9 (the research area of the new co-author, Fredda Blanchard-Fields), offers expanded coverage of this exciting area.

Table of Contents

Studying Adult Development and Aging	p. 1
Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging	p. 2
Discovering Development: Myths and Stereotypes About Aging	p. 3
Issues in Studying Adult Development and Aging	p. 6
Forces in Action: Culture, Ethnicity, and Aging	p. 9
Current Controversies: Does Personality in Young Adulthood Determine Personality in Old Age?	p. 11
Research Methods	p. 14
How Do We Know? Conflicts Between Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Data	p. 22
Physical Changes	p. 30
Why Do We Age? Biological Theories of Aging	p. 32
Discovering Development: Why Do Most People Think We Age?	p. 33
Appearance and Mobility	p. 34
Sensory Systems	p. 40
How Do We Know? Improving Balance Through Tai Chi	p. 47
Vital Functions	p. 48
Forces in Action: Take a Deep Breath	p. 52
The Reproductive System	p. 53
Current Controversies: Hormone Replacement Therapy	p. 55
The Nervous System	p. 57
Longevity, Health, and Functioning	p. 68
How Long Will We Live?	p. 70
Discovering Development: Take the Longevity Test	p. 71
Health and Illness	p. 75
How Do We Know? Dealing with Stress in Key Life Roles	p. 83
Common Chronic Conditions and Their Management	p. 84
Current Controversies: The Prostate Cancer Dilemma	p. 90
Pharmacology and Medication Adherence	p. 92
Functional Health and Disability	p. 95
Forces in Action: Why Are Some People More at Risk for Disability?	p. 100
Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders	p. 106
Mental Health and the Adult Life Course	p. 108
Developmental Issues in Assessment and Therapy	p. 111
Forces in Action: Clinical Assessment and the Adult Life Course	p. 114
The Big Three: Depression, Delirium, and Dementia	p. 116
Current Controversies: Genetic Tests for Dementia: Difficult Choices	p. 131
How Do We Know? What's My Name? Memory Intervention in Alzheimer's Disease	p. 134
Other Mental Disorders and Concerns	p. 136
Discovering Development: What Substance Abuse Treatment Options Are Available in Your Area?	p. 141
Person-Environment Interactions and Optimal Aging	p. 146
Describing Person-Environment Interactions	p. 148
Discovering Development: What's Your Adaptation Level?	p. 151
Living in Long-Term Care Facilities	p. 153
Current Controversies: Financing Long-Term Care	p. 156
How Do We Know? How Do People Respond to Patronizing Speech?	p. 163
Optimal Aging	p. 164
Forces in Action: Designing Health Promotion Programs That Work	p. 167
Attention and Perceptual Processing	p. 176
The Information-Processing Model	p. 178
Forces in Action: The Information Processing Model	p. 180
Attention	p. 180
Discovering Development: How Good Are Your Notes?	p. 187
Speed of Processing	p. 189
Current Controversies: Decline in Processing Speed: General Slowing or Process-Specific Slowing?	p. 191
Driving and Accident Prevention	p. 194
How Do We Know? Evaluating the Driving Ability of Older Adults	p. 198
Language Processing	p. 200
Memory	p. 208
Information Processing Revisited	p. 210
Sources of Age Differences in Memory	p. 218
Forces in Action: Effects on Memory Performance	p. 222
Current Controversies: How Do We Explain False Memories?	p. 223
Discourse Memory	p. 224
How Do We Know? The Influence of Social Context on Memory Performance	p. 227
Memory in Everyday Life	p. 228
Self-Evaluations of Memory Abilities	p. 233
Discovering Development: How's Your Memory?	p. 235
Clinical Issues and Memory Testing	p. 236
Remediating Memory Problems	p. 241
Intelligence	p. 252
Defining Intelligence	p. 254
Forces in Action: The Mechanics and Pragmatics of Intelligence	p. 257
Discovering Development: How Do People Show Intelligence?	p. 258
Developmental Trends in Psychometric Intelligence	p. 258
Current Controversies: Problems in Detecting Lifestyle Effects on Intellectual Functioning	p. 269
Qualitative Differences in Adults' Thinking	p. 274
Everyday Reasoning and Problem Solving	p. 283
How Do We Know? The Role of Emotionality in Solving Real-Life Problems	p. 287
Social Cognition	p. 298
Basic Cognitive Abilities and Social Cognition	p. 300
Social Knowledge Structures and Social Beliefs	p. 304
Current Controversies: Are Stereotypes of Aging Associated with Lower Cognitive Performance?	p. 310
Causal Attributions	p. 312
How Do We Know? Age Differences in Adjusting Social Judgements	p. 314
Motivation and Social Processing Goals	p. 314
Personal Control	p. 317
Discovering Development: How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Cognitive Functioning?	p. 318
Social Situations and Social Competence	p. 320
Forces in Action: Marriage Partners and Collaborative Cognition	p. 322
Personality	p. 328
Dispositional Traits Across Adulthood	p. 330
Current Controversies: Intraindividual Change and the Stability of Traits	p. 335
Personal Concerns and Qualitative Stages in Adulthood	p. 337
Forces in Action: The Personal Side of Stage Theories	p. 347
Life Narratives, Identity, and the Self	p. 349
Discovering Development: Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?	p. 351
How Do We Know? Views of Life: Well-Being and Aging	p. 358
Relationships	p. 366
Relationship Types and Issues	p. 368
Current Controversies: What Causes Elder Abuse?	p. 374
Lifestyles and Love Relationships	p. 374
Discovering Development: What Keeps Married Couples Together?	p. 378
Family Dynamics and the Life Course	p. 384
Forces in Action: Influences on Parents	p. 386
How Do We Know? How Do You Think Your Children Turned Out?	p. 388
Work, Leisure, and Retirement	p. 404
Occupational Choice and Development	p. 406
How Do We Know? Periodicity and Job Satisfaction	p. 415
Gender, Ethnicity, Bias, and Discrimination	p. 416
Forces in Action: Occupational Success Is More Than Just Hard Work	p. 423
Occupational Transitions	p. 424
Dual-Earner Couples	p. 426
Current Controversies: Division of Labor and Role Conflict in Dual-Earner Couples	p. 430
Leisure Activities	p. 431
Retirement	p. 433
Discovering Development: Are You Retired?	p. 435
Dying and Bereavement	p. 446
Definitions and Ethical Issues	p. 448
Current Controversies: Dying with Dignity and Assisted Suicide	p. 453
Thinking About Death: Personal Aspects	p. 454
Discovering Development: How Do You Describe a Life?	p. 455
End-of-Life Issues	p. 459
Forces in Action: Deciding How You Want to Die	p. 461
Survivors: The Grieving Process	p. 463
How Do We Know? Family Stress and Adaptation Before and After Bereavement	p. 468
References	p. 1
Name Index	p. 1
Glossary/Subject Index	p. 13
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