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.
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