Preface vChapter 1 Themes and Issues in Adult Development and Aging 1Chapter 2 Models of Development: Nature and Nurture in Adulthood 21Chapter 3 The Study of Adult Development and Aging: Research Methods 48Chapter 4 Physical Changes 68Chapter 5 Health and Prevention 97Chapter 6 Basic Cognitive Functions: Information Processing, Attention, and Memory 118Chapter 7 Higher-Order Cognitive Functions 136Chapter 8 Personality 159Chapter 9 Relationships 180Chapter 10 Work, Retirement, and Leisure Patterns 201Chapter 11 Mental Health Issues and Treatment 225Chapter 12 Long-Term Care 243Chapter 13 Death and Dying 263Chapter 14 Successful Aging 279Summary 293Glossary 294References 311Author Index 358Subject Index 000