Aging Mind

An Owner's Manual

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

AvPatrick Rabbitt,UK) Rabbitt, Patrick (University of Oxford

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The Aging Mind offers an accessible introduction to what research has revealed about how our bodies and brains age, and how these changes affect our everyday experiences and lives. This second edition is fully updated with contemporary studies and neuroscientific findings, to offer an engaging exploration of 25 facets of the physical and mental aging processes.Written by eminent gerontologist Patrick Rabbitt, who interprets research through his own personal daily experiences, it explores what aging really is and how to accept and manage it. It explores why our sensory and cognitive experiences change as we get older, and what these developments mean for our overall physical and emotional well-being. Key topics explored include memory, intelligence, attention, sleep, vision and hearing, taste and smell, touch and balance, anxiety, depression and perception of the passage of time. It also discusses how far we can keep and develop the skills we have mastered over our lifetimes. The Aging Mind debunks unhelpful myths about the aging process and offers guidance on how we can age better, allowing us to continue to manage and enjoy our lives. This second edition is invaluable for students and researchers of cognitive gerontology, for professionals working with clients experiencing issues around aging, and for all those interested in understanding their own, or their relatives’ aging.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-11-13
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt520 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor268
Upplaga2
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138490512

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Patrick Rabbitt worked for the University of Oxford as a lecturer in psychology (1968-1982); the University of Durham as Professor of Psychology and head of department in (1982-1983); and the University of Manchester, in the Research Chair in Gerontology and Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Age and Cognitive Performance Research Centre (1983-2004). He is currently Associated Researcher at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.

Chapter 1 Talking About Old AgePart I What is Aging?Chapter 2 Why and How Do We Age?Chapter 3 How Fast Do We Change?Chapter 4 How Well do We Understand What is Happening to Us?Chapter 5 Biological Signs of Brain AgingPart II MemoryChapter 6 What is Memory For?Chapter 7 Remembering and Planning to Do ThingsChapter 8 Who Said That?Chapter 9 Losing and Finding Words and NamesChapter 10 Remembering the Beginnings of Our LivesChapter 11 Remembering the Rest of Our LivesPart III SensesChapter 12 SeeingChapter 13 HearingChapter 14 Taste and SmellChapter 15 Fumbling and StumblingPart IV Intelligence, Skills and WisdomChapter 16 General SmartsChapter 17 Keeping the Skills We Have LearnedChapter 18 Reading Others’ MindsPart V Living with AgingChapter 19 Those Old Blues: Depression and AnxietyChapter 20 The Speed of ThoughtChapter 21 Paying AttentionChapter 22 Good Times and Bad TimesChapter 23 SleepChapter 24 Time PassingPart VI Aging WellChapter 25 What Can We Do About All This?