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Adult Development and Aging by K. Warner Schaie and Sherry L. Willis (2001, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPrentice Hall PTR

ISBN-100130894397

ISBN-139780130894397

eBay Product ID (ePID)426061

Product Key Features

Number of Pages640 Pages

Publication NameAdult Development and Aging

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

SubjectDevelopmental / Adulthood & Aging, Developmental / LifeSpan Development, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPsychology

AuthorK. Warner Schaie, Sherry L. Willis

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight40.6 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number5

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN00-053729

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal155.6

Table Of Content1. Adult Development and Aging: An Introduction. 2. Young Adulthood: Independence Versus Intimacy. 3. The Middle Years: Generativity and Responsibility. 4. Late Life: Reintegration or Despair. 5. Research Methodology in Adult Development and Aging. 6. Families: Interdependent Relationships. 7. Men and Women: Together and Apart. 8. Careers: Earning a Living. 9. Personality Development: Continuity and Change. 10. Motivation: Beliefs, Goals, and Affect. 11. Learning and Memory: Acquiring and Retaining Information. 12. Intellectual Development: The Display of Competence. 13. Biological Development: The Aging Body. 14. Mental Disorders: Failing to Cope. 15. The End of Life: Death and Bereavement. General Resources. References. Credits. Author Index. Subject Index.

SynopsisFor junior/senior-level courses in Psychology of Aging and Adulthood. Incorporating both chronological and topical approaches, this comprehensive, scientifically oriented text considers the phenomenon of adult development from a behavioral point of view. It introduces current theory and research on the major psychological issues, and provides background on the social and biological aspects of development that is essential to students' understanding of behavioral age changes. Written to be thorough yet avoid jargon, this book's contents will enlighten and encourage students to seek a career in the study of aging., This comprehensive book helps readers process a clear picture of adult development and aging with the help and results of intensive scientific research. It challenges common stereotypes about this subject matter, and interprets the research data into an optimistic yet realistic appraisal of the many problems faced by the elderly in today's society. Chapter topics look at independence and intimacy in young adulthood; responsibility and failure in the middle years; the reintegration or despair of later life; research methodology; families; careers; personality development; learning and memory; intellectual and biological development; mental disorders; and death and bereavement. For individuals who want to view the potential richness of life--at all stages, and/or understand the lives of older adults they may care for., This comprehensive book helps readers process a clear picture of adult development and aging with the help and results of intensive scientific research. It challenges common stereotypes about this subject matter, and interprets the research data into an optimistic yet realistic appraisal of the many problems faced by the elderly in today's society. Chapter topics look at independence and intimacy in young adulthood; responsibility and failure in the middle years; the reintegration or despair of later life; research methodology; families; careers; personality development; learning and memory; intellectual and biological development; mental disorders; and death and bereavement. For individuals who want to view the potential richness of life-at all stages, and/or understand the lives of older adults they may care for.

LC Classification NumberHQ799.95.S33 2002