Handbook of the Psychology of Aging (Handbooks of Aging Series) - Hardcover

Birren, James E.; Schaie PhD, K. Warner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0121012808 ISBN 13: 9780121012809

Publisher: Academic Press Inc, 1989

Synopsis

Intended for researchers, clinicians and graduate students in the field, this book provides a review and reference source for scientific and professional literature on the psychology of adult development and ageing. Basic behavioural processes are covered to help describe and explain changes in behaviour and capacities that occur with advancing age, as revealed in research. The explanation of phenomena involves a range of factors; these include biological influences, disease, and such social influences as generational differences and historical events.

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Review:

..".the Fourth Edition of this Handbook continues to make a valuable contribution to the ever-expanding gerontology knowledge base... the strength of the volume is in its well-chosen topics, and excellent reviews of current and essential historical research in each content area."--JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY"The fourth edition of this series offers comprehensive coverage of adult development and aging issues as related to psychological processes. Useful as a supplementary text for graduate students, this publication will also be of interest to research personnel, professionals, and all types of care providers for the aging."--BIOSIS"The contributors are among the most well respected and prolific in their respective areas, and the chapters are, as a group, well written."--Jennifer M. Kinney in HANDBOOK OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING"Birren...has produced an impressive work that should become an invaluable resource for the study of this growing segment of the worlds population. The 196 authors are experts in their fields."--E.E. Nibley, American University"Birren and Schaies Handbook of the Psychology of Aging series has long been an institution among students and researchers. I daresay that everyone in the field of psychology of aging has read chapters from these handbooks over and over again since the first volume was introduced in 1977. The Handbook is eagerly anticipated whenever a new edition is advertised by the publisher, and the chapters are considered to be authoritative, up-to-date reviews... How do Birren and Schaie remain on the cutting edge in their handbooks? First, the reviews have been taken seriously by researchers, and those who werechosen as authors took the task seriously as well. Second, different reviewers have been used for the same topic so that different perspectives could be presented... The international flavor remains... This compact volume has again picked out current, cutting-edge issues in both resolved and unresolved areas... How does one ultimately assess the quality and impact of the 1996 Handbook? Believe it should be viewed as part of a series which may be the single most important contribution in the psychology of aging. As a single, stand-alone volume, the 1996 Handbook contains up-to-date reviews of pertinent areas in the psychology of aging."--Leonard W. Poon, University of Georgia Gerontology Center, Athens, in GERONTOLOGIST"Academic psychological and medical libraries will face a demand for all these titles. There is an increasing pubic awareness of the effects both of normal and of abnormal aging which may mean that public libraries face sufficient demand to consider buying books on this subject."--Martin Guha in REFERENCE REVIEWS"Five out of five stars! Imagine that the "Encyclopedia Brittanica" were written only about geriatrics and gerontology, and you have this stupendous work. This handsome set (is) a must for every medical library!"--David O. Staats in DOODY

About the Author:

James E. Birren is currently Associate Director of the Center on Aging at the University of California, Los Angeles, and serves as an adjunct professor in medicine, psychiatry, and biobehavioral sciences. He is also professor emeritus of gerontology and psychology at the University of Southern California. Dr. Birren's previous postions include service as Chief of the section on aging of the National Institute of Mental Health, founding Executive Director and Dean of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center of USC, founding Director of the Anna and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research at UCLA, and President of the Gerontological Society of America, the Western Gerontological Society, and the Division on Adult Development and Aging of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Birren's many awards include the Brookdale Foundation Award for Gerontological Research, the Sandoz prize for Gerontological Research, and the award for outstanding contribution to gerontology by the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Author of over 250 scholarly publications, Dr. Birren has research interests including how speed of behavior changes with age, the causes and consequences of slowed information processing in the older nervous system, the effect of age on decision-making processes, and the role of expertise in skilled occupations. He has served as a delegate to several White House Conferences on Aging and continues to have a strong interest in developing national priorities for research and education related to issues of aging.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press Inc
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0121012808
• ISBN 13: 9780121012809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 501