Adult Development and Aging

Cavanaugh, John C.; Blanchard-Fields, Fredda

ISBN 10: 0534507611 ISBN 13: 9780534507619

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

This revision of Cavanaugh's best-selling text is written within a biopsychosocial framework and covers the specific age-stages of adult development and aging. The book's currency of research and theories cited and the connections developed between research and application contribute to its excellent reputation. The book's focus on the gains and losses people experience across adulthood distinguishes it from its competitors. The new edition features a complete reworking of its organization and a thorough updating of citations, including hundreds from 1997 through the present. A new separate chapter on Social Cognition, Chapter 9 (the research area of the new co-author, Fredda Blanchard-Fields), offers expanded coverage of this exciting area.

About this title

Review

1. Studying Adult Development and Aging 1 2. Neuroscience as a Basis for Adult Development and Aging 38 3. Physical Changes 65 4. Longevity, Health, and Functioning 107 5. Where People Live: Person-Environment Interactions 149 6. Attention and Memory 184 7. Intelligence 233 8. Social Cognition 280 9. Personality 315 10. Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders 357 11. Relationships 401 12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement 446 13. Dying and Bereavement 492 14. Successful Aging 530

About the Author

Joan E. Norris is Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. She has studied and taught adult development for nearly 30 years and has published widely in the field, including co-authoring two books, Among Generations: The Cycle of Adult Relationships and The Social Psychology of Aging: A Cognitive Perspective. She has a special interest in mental health and aging and is a Registered Psychologist with the Ontario College of Psychologists. Joan has served as Psychology Editor for the Canadian Journal on Aging and chaired the adult development and aging section of the Canadian Psychological Association. She is currently a member of the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. Her research on family relationships and socialization has been funded generously by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Health Canada, and the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre. Joan is very proud to have supervised 25 graduate students and taught courses in adult development and aging to more than 2000 undergraduate students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534507611
• ISBN 13: 9780534507619
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 477