Recent advances in psychology and aging /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Costa, Paul T., Siegler, Ilene C.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2004.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Σειρά: Advances in cell aging and gerontology ; v. 15.
• Θέματα: Older people > Psychology.; Aging > Psychological aspects.; Personnes âgées > Psychologie.; Vieillissement > Aspect psychologique.; MEDICAL > Nursing > Gerontology.; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.; Aging > psychology.; Aged > psychology.; Aging > physiology.; Human Development.; Humans.; Electronic books.

Recent Events in the Psychology of Aging documents the successful integration of aging into the mainstream of psychology. Leading psychologists present overviews of the key issues and research findings on mainstream topics. These include cognitive neuroscience, visual attention, learning, memory and...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Aging and the seven sins of memory / Benton H. Pierce, Jon S. Simons and Daniel L. Schacter
• Age-related changes in visual attention / David J. Madden and Wythe L. Whiting
• Studies of aging, hypertension and cognitive functioning : with contributions from the Maine-Syracuse study / Merrill F. Elias [and others]
• A life span view of emotional functioning in adulthood and old age / Susan T. Charles and Laura L. Carstensen
• Personality and self-esteem development across the life span / Kali H. Trzesniewski [and others]
• The evolving concept of subjective well-being : the multifaceted nature of happiness / Ed Diener, Christie Napa Scollon and Richard E. Lucas
• A cultural lens on biopsychosocial models of aging / James S. Jackson, Toni C. Antonucci and Edna Brown.