Newly updated, Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives, 7th EMEA Edition incorporates material that the authors, Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Stacey B. Whitbourne, believe is essential to students understanding this rapidly-developing and fascinating field of study. This text focuses on three key themes: a multidisciplinary approach, positive images of aging, and the newest and most relevant research. Much of what students will read comes directly from Susans classroom teaching of the Psychology of Aging course; she continues to incorporate her day-to-day teaching of the course into the text, which keeps the material current, fresh, and engaging.
Table of Contents
Preface v
Chapter 1 Themes and Issues in Adult Development and Aging 1
Chapter 2 Models of Development: Nature and Nurture in Adulthood 21
Chapter 3 The Study of Adult Development and Aging: Research Methods 48
Chapter 4 Physical Changes 68
Chapter 5 Health and Prevention 97
Chapter 6 Basic Cognitive Functions: Information Processing, Attention, and Memory 118
Chapter 7 Higher-Order Cognitive Functions 136
Chapter 8 Personality 159
Chapter 9 Relationships 180
Chapter 10 Work, Retirement, and Leisure Patterns 201
Chapter 11 Mental Health Issues and Treatment 225
Chapter 12 Long-Term Care 243
Chapter 13 Death and Dying 263
Chapter 14 Successful Aging 279
Summary 293
Glossary 294
References 311
Author Index 358
Subject Index 000
