REVEL for Journey of Adulthood -- Access Card

by Bjorklund, Barbara R., Ph.D

• ISBN13: 9780133973754
• ISBN10: 0133973751
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Access Card
• Copyright: 2015-06-19
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

REVEL™ for Journey of Adulthood discusses the aspects of “successful aging,” covering growth and development from emerging adulthood to old age. Combining new and classic research as well as first person experience of adult development, author Barbara Bjorklund explains the development of adults as they leave adolescence and move through their adult years until the end of life. Comprised of both large longitudinal studies and major theories of adult development as well as smaller studies of diverse groups, REVEL for Journey of Adulthood helps students see the influences of gender, culture, ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic background on this journey.

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Author Biography

Barbara R. Bjorklund is an adjunct professor at the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida, where she teaches courses in developmental psychology, social psychology, and forensic psychology. She has a Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology from the University of Georgia and has published research on a variety of developmental psychology topics, including memory development and eye-witness testimony. She also has worked as a columnist and features writer for Parents Magazine and has authored books on child development. In 2000 she took over the fourth edition of Journey of Adulthood from Helen Bee and has authored each following edition. Parts of these books have been written in Germany, Spain, and New Zealand where Dr. Bjorklund and her husband served as visiting professors. Her interests outside the office include photography and travel. She is co-founder of the Book Club in the Farms, which has just celebrated its 10^th anniversary. Dr. Bjorklund is a third generation Floridian and lives in Jupiter Farms, Florida, with her husband, David Bjorklund. They are frequent visitors to their 9 grandchildren living in Florida and Virginia. They are expecting numbers 10 and 11 (twins) in April 2014.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Adult Development
2. Physical Changes
3. Health and Health Habits
4. Cognitive Abilities
5. Social Roles
6. Social Relationships
7. Work and Retirement
8. Personality
9. The Quest for Meaning
10. Stress, Coping, and Resistance
11. Death and Bereavement
12. The Successful Journey