Adult Development and Aging

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av John Cavanaugh, Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area) Cavanaugh, John (Senior Consultant, Pathseekers II, Inc, and Former President & CEO

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ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING makes it easier to study and learn. This best-selling development text helps you connect what you're learning with real life while providing you with the tools you need to be successful in your course. Learning objectives, concept checks, review questions (organized by topic heading for quick review), and key terms (with definitions) help you focus on what's important in each chapter.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-01-01
Mått208 x 22 x 259 mm
Vikt1 043 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor496
Upplaga8
FörlagCengage Learning
ISBN9781337559089

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John C. Cavanaugh is Senior Consultant at Pathseekers II, Inc. He is former president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, Chancellor Emeritus of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, and former president of the University of West Florida. A researcher and teacher of adult development and aging for more four decades, he has published about 100 articles and chapters and authored, coauthored, or coedited 24 books on aging, information technology, and higher education policy. He is a past president of Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a fellow of APA (Divisions 1, 2, 3, and 20) and the Gerontological Society of America, and a charter fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He has held numerous leadership positions in these associations, including chair of the Committee on Aging for APA. He has served on numerous state and national committees for aging-related and higher education organizations. He also serves on the Yellowstone Forever National Advisory Council. John is a devoted fan of “Star Trek” and a serious traveler, photographer, backpacker, cook, and chocoholic. He is married to Dr. Christine K. Cavanaugh, with whom he writes, co-teaches, and learns something new each day. Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the department at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her current research interests include social cognition in adulthood and aging as well as everyday problem solving and emotion regulation from adolescence through older adulthood. She has been published in Psychology and Aging, Developmental Psychology, Current Directions in Psychological Science, and other journals. She is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Gerontological Society of America and a member of the American Psychological Society, the Society for Research and Child Development, and the Psychonomics Society.

1. Studying Adult Development and Aging.2. Neuroscience as a Basis for Adult Development.3. Physical Changes.4. Longevity, Health, and Functioning.5. Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions.6. Attention and Memory.7. Intelligence, Reasoning, Creativity, and Wisdom.8. Social Cognition.9. Personality.10. Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders.11. Relationships.12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement.13. Dying and Bereavement.14. Healthy Aging.