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.
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