Bert Hayslip, Julie Hicks Patrick, Lisa Hollis-Sawyer

Adult Development and Aging

Growth, Longevity, and Challenges

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Topically organized, Adult Development and Aging: Growth, Longevity and Challenges, Second Edition provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the aging process across the lifespan, from early adulthood to late adulthood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications Inc Ebooks
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 187mm
• Gewicht: 860g
• ISBN-13: 9781071955598
• ISBN-10: 1071955594
• Artikelnr.: 75013759

Autorenporträt

Julie Hicks Patrick, PhD is professor of lifespan developmental psychology and the PI of the AGE-ADAR Scholars Program at West Virginia University. Her work focuses on healthy aging at mid- and late-life.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Publisher's Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Studying Growth and Change Across the Life Span
Principles of Life Span Development
Generational Cohorts
The Multidimensional Nature of Age
Developmental Research Methods: Disentangling Chronological Age, Historical
Period, and Generational Cohort
Theoretical Frameworks
Cumulative Dis/Advantage
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 2: Biological Aging, Health, and Longevity
Why Do We Age? Theories of Biological Aging
Age-Related Changes in Vison
Age-Related Changes in Audition
Age-Related Changes in Gustation
Age-Related Changes in Olfaction
Age-Related Changes in Somesthesis
Specific Chronic Health Conditions
Everyday Experience of Biological Aging
Life Expectancy and Life Span
From Theory to Application: Life Extension and Health Span
Integrating Across Topics
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 3: Cognitive Development Across Adulthood
What Is Cognition?
Psychometric Approach
Crystallized (Gc) and Fluid (Gf) Abilities
Seattle Longitudinal Study and Primary Mental Abilities
Memory as Cognition
Information-Processing Approaches to Cognition
Noncognitive Influences on Cognitive Aging
Memory in Everyday Life
Optimizing Cognition in Adulthood
Other Frameworks Related to Cognitive Aging
Applied Cognitive Aging
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 4: Coping and Resiliency in Adulthood
Life Events as Causes of Change
Stress and Coping in Adulthood
Coping With Loss in Adulthood: An Overview
Influences on How We Cope with Loss
Responses to Death and Dying
Coping With and Surviving Loss- Grief and Bereavement in Adulthood
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 5: Personality and Emotional Regulation
Defining Personality in Adulthood
Stability and Change: Stage and Non-Stage Theories of Traits
The "Big Five" and Other Personality Models
Observable Behaviors and Impression Management
Resiliency in Adjustment to Aging
Defining Emotional Regulation in Later Life
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Control
Self-Determination and Personal Growth
Different Emotional Coping Styles and Strategies
Emotional Adaptation to Aging-Related Losses and Changes
Therapeutic Interventions to Support Positive Aging Adjustment
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 6: Mental Health and Intervention
Mental Health in Adulthood: The Scope of the Problem
Alzheimer's Disease
The Course of Alzheimer's Disease
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Disorders That Mimic Dementia
Common Functional Disorders
The Mental Health Challenges Faced by College Students
Suicide
Other Functional Disorders
Drug Use and Abuse Among Younger and Older Persons
Therapeutic Interventions with Adults and Older Persons
Goals for Therapy with Adults
Therapies with Adults and Older Persons: Psychoanalysis
Behavioral Interventions
Prevention as Therapy
Summary and Conclusions
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 7: The Social-Environmental Context of Adulthood and Aging
Understanding and Describing the Environment
Transactions with the Environment
Real-Life Applications of Person-Environment Fit and Developmental Niche:
Work and Career
Developmental Tasks in Adulthood: Younger Adulthood
Summary and Conclusions
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 8: Socialization and the Family
Introduction
Defining Socialization in Adulthood
Socializing Effects of Age (Cohort), Gender, and Culture
Interpersonal Relationships in Adulthood
Partner Selection and Marriage
LGBTQ Relationships
Relationship Satisfaction
Family Relationships
Defining Family in Later Life: Biological and Nonbiological Ties
Aging Family Roles and Transitions
Structural Changes and Adaptations: Divorce, Remarriage, and Blended Forms
Grandparenting and Second Parenthood
Social Networking and the Use of Social Media
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 9: Interpersonal Relationships: Our Personal Network Of Support
Technology, Social Media, and Social Support
Aging and Convoy Membership
Functions of Social Convoys
Negative Interpersonal Interactions
Intergenerational Relationships: A Key Dimension of Our Convoy of Support
Functions of Intergenerational Relationships
Intergenerational Exchanges of Help and Assistance: Parents and Adult
Children
Caregiving in an Intergenerational Context
Caregiving in Adulthood
Elder Abuse
Grandparents as Caregivers
Gender Differences in Social Support
Cultural Variations in the Intergenerational Kinship Network
Educational Implications of Intergenerational Relationships
Interest-Related and Deep Friendships
Widowhood
Remarriage Among Widows and Widowers
Grandparenting
Redefining Grandparenthood
Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren
Summary and Conclusions
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 10: Work
Introduction
Industrial Gerontology
Current Workforce Trends in the United States and Other Industrialized
Nations
Factors to Consider
Remaining Updated and Current
Career Trajectories and Transitions Affecting Aging
Situational, Cultural, and Cohort Factors Influencing Workforce
Participation
Work-Related Stressors and Adaptation Efforts
Skill Updating to Avoid Obsolescence and Job Loss
Discouraged Older Worker Syndrome and Resilience
Ageism, Age Discrimination, and Older Workers' Rights and Responsibilities
The Future of an Aging Workforce: National and Global Trends
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 11: Retirement
Introduction
Concepts/Theories Explaining Retirement Motivation
Types of Retirement Options and Associated Experiences
Health Factors and Gender Differences: Retirement Timing
Outcomes From Retirement: Short- and Long-Term Effects
Public Policy and Future Retirement Support Resources: A Cost-Benefit
Analysis
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Chapter 12: Aging Well
Promoting Healthy Development Across the Life Span
A Brief History of Successful Aging
Successful Aging Versus Healthy Aging
Spirituality and Aging Well
Pulling It All Together
Heterogeneity and Healthy Aging
Multidisciplinary Supports for Healthy Aging
Applying These Principles to Support Your Own Healthy Aging
Summary and Conclusion
Terms
Evaluate Your Understanding
Glossary
References