Handbook of the psychology of aging
Contributors: Willis, Sherry L., 1947-; ScienceDirect (Online service)
Edition: 7th ed. / editors, K. Warner Schaie and Sherry 1. Willis ; associate editors, Bob G. Knight, Becca Levy, and Denise C. Park.
Series: The handbooks of aging
Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
ISBN-13: 9780123808837; 9780123808820
Subjects: Aging; PSYCHOLOGY; Developmental; SELF-HELP; Psychological aspects; Adulthood & Aging; Aged; Psychology
Other titles: Psychology of aging
Description: The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging has become the definitive reference source for information on the psychology of adult development and aging. It provides comprehensive reviews of research on biological and social influences on behavior and age-related changes in psychological function. The seventh edition of the Handbook will contain all new material and include an entirely new section devoted to what neuroscience has discovered on cognitive aging. Contains all the main areas of psychological gerontological research in one volume Entire section on neuroscience and aging Begins with a section on theory and methods Edited by one of the father of gerontology (Schaie) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Concepts, Theory, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging; title: Concepts and theory in the psychology of aging / Roger Dixon; title: Methodology, attrition, meta-analysis and data imputation / Emilio Ferrer; title: Historical influences on aging and behavior / K. Warner Schaie; title: Part II. Neuroscience, Cognition and Aging; title: Executive function and cognitive aging / Mary Lucscz; title: Structural imaging and cognitive aging / Karen Rodrigue and Kristen Kennedy; title: Cognitive aging and neurogenetics / William Kremen and Michael Lyons; title: Neuroplasticity of cognitive function with age / Denise Park; title: Memory : Normal and pathological changes with age / Lars Nyberg and Lars Backman; title: Complex decision making / Ellen Peters; title: Cognitive interventions / Elizabeth Stein-Morrow; title: Part III: Social and Health Factors that Impact Aging; title: Control, health and aging / Margie Lachman; title: Stress and aging / David Almeida; title: Health disparities, social class and aging / Keith Whitfield; title: Adult Inter-generational relations / Karen Fingerman; title: Wisdom, aging and wellbeing / Monika Ardelt; title: Age stereotypes and aging / Mary Lee Hummert; title: Communications, elderspeak, and aging / Howard Giles; title: Work and aging / Ursula Staudinger; title: Emotion and aging / Susan T. Charles; title: Psychopathology, grief and aging / Susan Whitbourne; title: Psychological assessment of emotional distress, personality disorders, personality and aging / Barry Edelstein and Dan Segal; title: Neuropsychological assessment of the dementias of late life / Jennifer Manly, Stephanie Consentino and Adam Brickman; title: Caregiving and the older caregiver / Bob Knight; title: Legal competency assessment and geroforensic psychology / Jenifer Moye.