Aging and Older Adulthood

ISBN-13: 9781119438496 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 544 str.

Joan T. Erber

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgments xxi1 Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood 12 Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood 353 Biological Aging and Health 654 Sensation, Perception, and Attention 1085 Memory 1446 Intellectual Functioning 1807 Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World 2178 Personality and Coping 2579 Social Interaction and Social Ties 29210 Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements 33011 Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy 36812 Coping with Death, Dying, and Bereavement 40513 Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future 429Glossary 441References 458Index 498

O autorze

JOAN T. ERBER, PHD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida International University, where she was a recipient of a State University System Professorial Excellence Program award. Her research on aging and memory and how stereotypes influence our perceptions of older adults has been published in journals such as Psychology and Aging, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, and Experimental Aging Research. In addition to Aging and Older Adulthood, she co-authored Great Myths of Aging (Wiley-Blackwell). Professor Erber is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and the American Psychological Association (APA). She is past President of APA Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging).