Successful cognitive and emotional aging
By: edited by Dilip V. Jeste, Colin A. Depp.
Contributors: Jeste, Dilip V.; Depp, Colin A.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9781585623518
Subjects: Cognition in old age; Emotions in old age; Aged; Cognition -- physiology; Aging -- physiology; Aging -- psychology; Cognition Disorders -- prevention & control; Emotions -- physiology
Description: The critical importance of brain health to the well-being of older adults is becoming increasingly clear. However, an important aspect that interests most people relates to what clinicians and their adult patients and family members can do to retain and even improve cognitive and emotional functioning as they age. Successful Cognitive and Emotional Aging thoroughly discusses the neuroscience of healthy aging and presents effective strategies for staying lively, engaged, and positive. The book is organized into three parts. The first one, focusing on behavioral and psychosocial aspects, strives to place cognitive aging in a broad context. The second part addresses the biological aspects and presents the scientific foundations of cognitive aging, as well as reviews the research on the role of factors such as stress, resilience, and diet. Finally, the third section addresses prevention and intervention strategies in a practical, down-to-earth fashion, addressing questions such as "What environments encourage physical activity?" and "How can we promote resilience?"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Phenotype(s) of successful aging : historical overview / Colin A. Depp, Dilip V. Jeste; title: Defining and assessing cognitive and emotional health in later life / Hugh C. Hendrie ... [et al.]; title: Cognitive aging : from basic skills to scripts and schemata / Barton W. Palmer, Sharron E. Dawes; title: Positive emotions and health : what we know about aging / Susan Turk Charles, Briana N. Horwitz; title: The role of spirituality in healthy aging / Dan G. Blazer, Keith G. Meador; title: Wisdom : definition, assessment, and its relation to successful cognitive and emotional aging / Monika Ardelt, Hunhui Oh; title: Cognition and emotion in centenarians / Leonard W. Poon, Peter Martin, Jennifer Margrett; title: Neuroimaging of successful cognitive and emotional aging / Lisa T. Eyler, Sanja Kovacevic; title: The cognitive and brain reserve / Adam M. Brickman, Karen L. Siedlecki, Yaakov Stern; title: Stress, resilience, and the aging brain / Ruth O'Hara ... [et al.]; title: Influence of dietary factors on brain aging and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease / Mark P. Mattson; title: Molecular genetic building blocks of successful cognitive and emotional aging / Brinda K. Rana; title: Animal models of successful cognitive aging / Jared W. Young, Victoria Risbrough; title: Creating environments to encourage physical activity / Jacqueline Kerr, Dori Rosenberg, Kevin Patrick; title: Diet, nutritional factors, and the aging brain / Cheryl L. Rock; title: Pharmacological approaches to successful cognitive and emotional aging / Thomas Meeks; title: Cognitive training / Ipsit Vahia, Ashley Cain, Colin Depp; title: Aging, cognition, and technology / Sara J. Czaja, Raymond L. Ownby; title: Recognizing and promoting resilience / John Martin-Joy, George Vaillant; title: Gaining wisdom through multiage learning : the story of the intergenerational school / Peter J. Whitehouse, Danny R. George, Catherine Whitehouse.