Adult Development and Aging
by Cavanaugh, John C.; Blanchard-Fields, FreddaEdition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-06-01
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
| Studying Adult Development and Aging | p. 1 |
| Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging | p. 2 |
| Discovering Development: Myths and Stereotypes About Aging | p. 3 |
| Issues in Studying Adult Development and Aging | p. 6 |
| Forces in Action: Culture, Ethnicity, and Aging | p. 9 |
| Current Controversies: Does Personality in Young Adulthood Determine Personality in Old Age? | p. 11 |
| Research Methods | p. 14 |
| How Do We Know? Conflicts Between Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Data | p. 22 |
| Physical Changes | p. 30 |
| Why Do We Age? Biological Theories of Aging | p. 32 |
| Discovering Development: Why Do Most People Think We Age? | p. 33 |
| Appearance and Mobility | p. 34 |
| Sensory Systems | p. 40 |
| How Do We Know? Improving Balance Through Tai Chi | p. 47 |
| Vital Functions | p. 48 |
| Forces in Action: Take a Deep Breath | p. 52 |
| The Reproductive System | p. 53 |
| Current Controversies: Hormone Replacement Therapy | p. 55 |
| The Nervous System | p. 57 |
| Longevity, Health, and Functioning | p. 68 |
| How Long Will We Live? | p. 70 |
| Discovering Development: Take the Longevity Test | p. 71 |
| Health and Illness | p. 75 |
| How Do We Know? Dealing with Stress in Key Life Roles | p. 83 |
| Common Chronic Conditions and Their Management | p. 84 |
| Current Controversies: The Prostate Cancer Dilemma | p. 90 |
| Pharmacology and Medication Adherence | p. 92 |
| Functional Health and Disability | p. 95 |
| Forces in Action: Why Are Some People More at Risk for Disability? | p. 100 |
| Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, and Mental Disorders | p. 106 |
| Mental Health and the Adult Life Course | p. 108 |
| Developmental Issues in Assessment and Therapy | p. 111 |
| Forces in Action: Clinical Assessment and the Adult Life Course | p. 114 |
| The Big Three: Depression, Delirium, and Dementia | p. 116 |
| Current Controversies: Genetic Tests for Dementia: Difficult Choices | p. 131 |
| How Do We Know? What's My Name? Memory Intervention in Alzheimer's Disease | p. 134 |
| Other Mental Disorders and Concerns | p. 136 |
| Discovering Development: What Substance Abuse Treatment Options Are Available in Your Area? | p. 141 |
| Person-Environment Interactions and Optimal Aging | p. 146 |
| Describing Person-Environment Interactions | p. 148 |
| Discovering Development: What's Your Adaptation Level? | p. 151 |
| Living in Long-Term Care Facilities | p. 153 |
| Current Controversies: Financing Long-Term Care | p. 156 |
| How Do We Know? How Do People Respond to Patronizing Speech? | p. 163 |
| Optimal Aging | p. 164 |
| Forces in Action: Designing Health Promotion Programs That Work | p. 167 |
| Attention and Perceptual Processing | p. 176 |
| The Information-Processing Model | p. 178 |
| Forces in Action: The Information Processing Model | p. 180 |
| Attention | p. 180 |
| Discovering Development: How Good Are Your Notes? | p. 187 |
| Speed of Processing | p. 189 |
| Current Controversies: Decline in Processing Speed: General Slowing or Process-Specific Slowing? | p. 191 |
| Driving and Accident Prevention | p. 194 |
| How Do We Know? Evaluating the Driving Ability of Older Adults | p. 198 |
| Language Processing | p. 200 |
| Memory | p. 208 |
| Information Processing Revisited | p. 210 |
| Sources of Age Differences in Memory | p. 218 |
| Forces in Action: Effects on Memory Performance | p. 222 |
| Current Controversies: How Do We Explain False Memories? | p. 223 |
| Discourse Memory | p. 224 |
| How Do We Know? The Influence of Social Context on Memory Performance | p. 227 |
| Memory in Everyday Life | p. 228 |
| Self-Evaluations of Memory Abilities | p. 233 |
| Discovering Development: How's Your Memory? | p. 235 |
| Clinical Issues and Memory Testing | p. 236 |
| Remediating Memory Problems | p. 241 |
| Intelligence | p. 252 |
| Defining Intelligence | p. 254 |
| Forces in Action: The Mechanics and Pragmatics of Intelligence | p. 257 |
| Discovering Development: How Do People Show Intelligence? | p. 258 |
| Developmental Trends in Psychometric Intelligence | p. 258 |
| Current Controversies: Problems in Detecting Lifestyle Effects on Intellectual Functioning | p. 269 |
| Qualitative Differences in Adults' Thinking | p. 274 |
| Everyday Reasoning and Problem Solving | p. 283 |
| How Do We Know? The Role of Emotionality in Solving Real-Life Problems | p. 287 |
| Social Cognition | p. 298 |
| Basic Cognitive Abilities and Social Cognition | p. 300 |
| Social Knowledge Structures and Social Beliefs | p. 304 |
| Current Controversies: Are Stereotypes of Aging Associated with Lower Cognitive Performance? | p. 310 |
| Causal Attributions | p. 312 |
| How Do We Know? Age Differences in Adjusting Social Judgements | p. 314 |
| Motivation and Social Processing Goals | p. 314 |
| Personal Control | p. 317 |
| Discovering Development: How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Cognitive Functioning? | p. 318 |
| Social Situations and Social Competence | p. 320 |
| Forces in Action: Marriage Partners and Collaborative Cognition | p. 322 |
| Personality | p. 328 |
| Dispositional Traits Across Adulthood | p. 330 |
| Current Controversies: Intraindividual Change and the Stability of Traits | p. 335 |
| Personal Concerns and Qualitative Stages in Adulthood | p. 337 |
| Forces in Action: The Personal Side of Stage Theories | p. 347 |
| Life Narratives, Identity, and the Self | p. 349 |
| Discovering Development: Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? | p. 351 |
| How Do We Know? Views of Life: Well-Being and Aging | p. 358 |
| Relationships | p. 366 |
| Relationship Types and Issues | p. 368 |
| Current Controversies: What Causes Elder Abuse? | p. 374 |
| Lifestyles and Love Relationships | p. 374 |
| Discovering Development: What Keeps Married Couples Together? | p. 378 |
| Family Dynamics and the Life Course | p. 384 |
| Forces in Action: Influences on Parents | p. 386 |
| How Do We Know? How Do You Think Your Children Turned Out? | p. 388 |
| Work, Leisure, and Retirement | p. 404 |
| Occupational Choice and Development | p. 406 |
| How Do We Know? Periodicity and Job Satisfaction | p. 415 |
| Gender, Ethnicity, Bias, and Discrimination | p. 416 |
| Forces in Action: Occupational Success Is More Than Just Hard Work | p. 423 |
| Occupational Transitions | p. 424 |
| Dual-Earner Couples | p. 426 |
| Current Controversies: Division of Labor and Role Conflict in Dual-Earner Couples | p. 430 |
| Leisure Activities | p. 431 |
| Retirement | p. 433 |
| Discovering Development: Are You Retired? | p. 435 |
| Dying and Bereavement | p. 446 |
| Definitions and Ethical Issues | p. 448 |
| Current Controversies: Dying with Dignity and Assisted Suicide | p. 453 |
| Thinking About Death: Personal Aspects | p. 454 |
| Discovering Development: How Do You Describe a Life? | p. 455 |
| End-of-Life Issues | p. 459 |
| Forces in Action: Deciding How You Want to Die | p. 461 |
| Survivors: The Grieving Process | p. 463 |
| How Do We Know? Family Stress and Adaptation Before and After Bereavement | p. 468 |
| References | p. 1 |
| Name Index | p. 1 |
| Glossary/Subject Index | p. 13 |
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