Handbook of the psychology of aging /
Handbook of the psychology of aging /
edited by K. Warner Schaie and Sherry Willis.
- Eighth edition.
- 1 online resource (35 entries) : 19 images ; digital files.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- Part I. Concepts, theory, methods: Theoretical perspectives for the psychology of aging in a lifespan context; Methodological considerations for the study of adult development and aging; Society and the individual at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Part II. Biopsychosocial factors in aging: Sex hormones and cognitive aging; The aging mind in transition: amyloid deposition and progression toward alzheimer's disease; Research on human plasticity in adulthood: a lifespan agenda; Cognitive and physical aging: genetic influences and gene–environment interplay; Memory: behavior and neural basis; Audition and language comprehension in adult aging: stability in the face of change; Exercise, Cognition, and health -- Part III. Behavioral processes: Cognitive training in later adulthood; Executive functions and neurocognitive aging; Social interrelations in aging: the sample case of married couples; Age differences in the connection of mood and cognition: evidence from studies of mood congruent effects; Psychological vitality in the oldest old -- Part IV. Complex processes: Crosscultural psychology of aging; Work, retirement and aging; Financial decisionmaking and capacity in older adults; Technology, gaming, and social networking; Late life sleep and sleep disorders; Psychosocial interventions for older adults with dementia and their caregivers; The psychology of death and dying in later life -- Subject index.
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
This updated eighth edition of the most comprehensive text available on the effect of age on psychological processes such as language, cognition, perception, motor control, and social relations provides an important summary of the way the aging process is important to many features of our daily lives, from the workplace and family to public policy matters.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781786841001
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Aged--psychology.
Aging.
BF724.55.A35 / H253 2016
155.67
WT 150 / H236 2016eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- Part I. Concepts, theory, methods: Theoretical perspectives for the psychology of aging in a lifespan context; Methodological considerations for the study of adult development and aging; Society and the individual at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- Part II. Biopsychosocial factors in aging: Sex hormones and cognitive aging; The aging mind in transition: amyloid deposition and progression toward alzheimer's disease; Research on human plasticity in adulthood: a lifespan agenda; Cognitive and physical aging: genetic influences and gene–environment interplay; Memory: behavior and neural basis; Audition and language comprehension in adult aging: stability in the face of change; Exercise, Cognition, and health -- Part III. Behavioral processes: Cognitive training in later adulthood; Executive functions and neurocognitive aging; Social interrelations in aging: the sample case of married couples; Age differences in the connection of mood and cognition: evidence from studies of mood congruent effects; Psychological vitality in the oldest old -- Part IV. Complex processes: Crosscultural psychology of aging; Work, retirement and aging; Financial decisionmaking and capacity in older adults; Technology, gaming, and social networking; Late life sleep and sleep disorders; Psychosocial interventions for older adults with dementia and their caregivers; The psychology of death and dying in later life -- Subject index.
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
This updated eighth edition of the most comprehensive text available on the effect of age on psychological processes such as language, cognition, perception, motor control, and social relations provides an important summary of the way the aging process is important to many features of our daily lives, from the workplace and family to public policy matters.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781786841001
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Aged--psychology.
Aging.
BF724.55.A35 / H253 2016
155.67
WT 150 / H236 2016eb