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Author:

Whitbourne, Susan Krauss, author.

Title:

Adult development & aging : biopsychosocial perspectives / Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Stacey B. Whitbourne.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Publisher:

John Wiley & SonsInc.,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xv, 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Subject:

Gerontology.
Older people--Psychology.
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Older people--Social conditions.
Gerontology.
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Older people--Psychology.
Older people--Social conditions.
Aging--psychology.
Human Development.
Aging--physiology.
Models, Psychological.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Aged--psychology.

Other Authors:

Whitbourne, Stacey B., author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-382) and indexes.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1: Themes and Issues in Adult Development and Aging -- CHAPTER 2: Models of Development: Nature and Nurture in Adulthood -- CHAPTER 3: The Study of Adult Development and Aging: Research Methods -- CHAPTER 4: Physical Changes -- CHAPTER 5: Health and Prevention -- CHAPTER 6: Basic Cognitive Functions: Information Processing, Attention, and Memory -- CHAPTER 7: Higher-Order Cognitive Functions -- CHAPTER 8: Personality -- CHAPTER 9: Relationships -- CHAPTER 10: Work, Retirement, and Leisure Patterns -- CHAPTER 11: Mental Health Issues and Treatment -- CHAPTER 12: Long-Term Care -- CHAPTER 13: Death and Dying -- CHAPTER 14: Successful Aging.

ISBN:

1119386160
9781119386162
1119257263
9781119257264

OCLC:

(OCoLC)962068742

LCCN:

2016039194

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)