Preservation of the self in the oldest years
Subtitle: with implications for practice
By: Sheldon S. Tobin.
Series: Springer series on life styles and issues in aging
Publisher: Springer Pub. Co.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Older people -- Psychology.; Aging -- Psychological aspects.; Older people -- Counseling of.
Description: "The oldest old - elders of 85 years and beyond - are now the fastest growing age cohort in North America. Sheldon Tobin's life work has been the psychology of these elders: he has explored the unique adaptive mechanisms - from religion to reminiscence and even aggression - that work to conserve the psychological sense of self, even as the physical self declines in extreme old age.

Furthermore, Tobin's work bridges this expanding body of new knowledge into gerontologic practice for medical clinicians, social workers, gerontologic nurses, and students of aging."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.