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"The third edition of this essential text has been updated and expanded with new material that reflects the most recent developments in the field, and explores our current understanding of a broad range of topics related to aging and older adulthood. -Fresh edition includes updated content such as revised case histories and reworked material on key concepts and research applications -Retains the winning format of the second edition, with chapter contents framed by individual histories -Dual models add cohesiveness to the presentation of theory -Thematic structure facilitates reader comprehension -Instructor resources provided online upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/erber"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: Integrated Examples Of The Diversity Theme
• Integrated Examples Of The Environmental Influences On Aging Theme
• Integrated Examples Of The Applications To Everyday Life Theme
• Study Of Aging And Older Adulthood
• History Of The Scientific Study Of Aging
• Geriatrics And Gerontology
• Why Was The Study Of Aging Neglected?
• Reasons For Studying Aging And Older Adulthood
• Defining Age And Older Adulthood
• Definitions Of Age
• What Is Older Adulthood?
• Demographic Profile Of Older Americans
• Global Considerations And Demographic Transition
• Number And Proportion Of Older Adults
• Snapshot Of The Older Population
• Developmental Influences And Issues
• Influences On Development
• Issues In The Study Of Aging
• Understanding Aging Box 1.1: A New Outlook On Old Age
• Theoretical Models

• Selective Optimization With Compensation Model Of Aging
• Ecological Model Of Aging
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Metatheoretical Approaches To The Study Of Aging
• Mechanistic Metamodel
• Organismic Metamodel
• Contextual Metamodel
• Life-Span Developmental Perspective
• Developmental Research
• Age Variable
• Factors In Aging Research
• Research Design
• Measurement
• Reliability
• Validity
• Applying Research Box 2.1: Focus On Measurement
• Sampling
• Approaches To Conducting Aging Research
• Experimental Approach
• Quasi-Experimental Approach
• Multifactor Designs
• Descriptive Approach
• Ethics In Reasearch On Human Aging
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Meaning Of Longevity
• Life Expectancy
• Life Span
• Biological Aging Process
• Primary And Secondary Aging
• Programmed Theories Of Biological Aging
• Understanding Aging Box 3.1: Longevity: Genetic Mutations And Human Growth Hormone
• Stochastic Theories Of Biological Aging
• Caloric Restriction And Longevity
• Individual Differences In Longevity
• Nature And Nurture
• Understanding Aging Box 3.2: Gender Crossover In Late Older Adulthood
• Can Social Scientists Predict Longevity?
• Maximizing Longevity
• Physical Changes And Disease
• Body Systems
• Understanding Aging Box 3.3: African American Men, Self-Reliance, And Health
• Leading Causes Of Mortality
• Everyday Functioning And Health Care
• Activities Of Daily Living And Instrumental Activities Of Daily Living
• Medication
• Health Insurance
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Sensory Processes
• Threshold And Sensitivity
• Absolute Threshold
• Signal Detection
• Speed Of Response
• Reaction Time
• Applying Research Box 4.1: Reaction Time And Driving
• Age[–]Complexity Hypothesis
• Stimulus Persistence Theory
• Moderating Age-Related Slowing
• Senses: A Closer Look
• Smell And Taste
• Touch, Proprioception, And Pain
• Vision
• Hearing
• Applying Research Box 4.2: Technology Use Among Older Adults
• Attention
• Theoretical Models
• Attention Tasks
• Understanding Aging Box 4.1: Cell Phones And Street Crossing
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Development Study Of Memory And Age
• Concerns About Memory And Aging
• Information Processing Model
• Sensory Store
• Short-Term Store
• Long-Term Store
• Applying Research Box 5.1: False Memory
• Noncontent Attributes Of Episodic Memory
• Stages Of Processing In Episodic Memory
• Remote Memory
• Factual Information
• Understanding Aging Box 5.1: The Reminiscence Bump
• Autobiographical Information
• Memory In Everyday Life
• Prospective Memory
• Implicit Memory
• Memory Training
• Applying Research Box 5.2: Memory Cues And Shopping
• Discourse Memory
• Knowledge And Beliefs About Memory
• Metamemory
• Memory Self-Efficacy
• Memory Self-Evaluation
• Stereotypes About Memory And Aging
• Attributions For Memory Failure
• Individual Differences Among Older Adults
• Applying Research Box 5.3: Aerobic Exercise, Hippocampal Brain Volume, And Spatial Memory
• Education And Lifestyle
• Health
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Views Of Intelligence
• How Many Intelligences Are There?
• Sternberg's Components Of Intelligence
• Intelligence And The Aging Process
• Psychometric Approach To Intelligence
• Brief History Of The Test Movement
• Psychometric Tests And Aging Research
• Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
• Applying Research Box 6.1: The Flynn Effect
• Cultural Diversity
• Does Intelligence Decline With Age?
• Positive And Negative Cohort Trends
• Classic Aging Pattern
• Life-Span Developmental Perspective
• Understanding Aging Box 6.1: The Dedifferentiation Hypothesis
• Maximizing Intellectual Functioning In Older Adulthood
• Testing The Limits
• Intervention
• Compensation
• Applying Research Box 6.2: The Active Project
• Unexercised Versus Optimally Exercised Abilities
• Individual Differences Among Older Adult Test Takers
• Factors Related To Maintenance Of Intellectual Functioning
• Understanding Aging Box 6.2: Cognitive Functioning And Neurobiology: The Role Of White Matter Hyperintensities (WMH)
• Mental Activity And Intellectual Functioning
• Everyday Intelligence And Competence
• Psychometric Tests And Ecological Validity
• Conceptions Of Intelligence Across The Adult Life Span
• Cognitive Competence And Psychometric Scores
• Encapsulation
• Competence In Daily Life
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Stages Of Cognitive Development
• Schaie's Stage Model Of Cognitive/Intellectual Development
• Biographical Sketch Box 7.1: Author Harry Bernstein
• Postformal Thought
• Wisdom
• What Is Wisdom?
• Age And Wisdom
• Real-World Intelligence And Problem Solving
• Practical Intelligence
• Creative Intelligence
• Solving Interpersonal Problems
• Decision Making
• Decision Making In A Health Context
• Applying Research Box 7.1: Framing Effects In Medical Decisions
• Applying Research Box 7.2: Young And Older Adults' Preference For Choice
• Decision Making In A Consumer Context
• Decision Making In A Legal Context
• Social Cognition
• Impression Formation
• Causal Attributions
• Understanding Aging Box 7.1: Trait Diagnosticity
• Moral Reasoning
• Collaboration In Reasoning And Problem Solving
• Emotion And Cognition
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Studying Personality In Aging And Older Adulthood
• Approaches To Investigating Personality
• Personality Over The Adult Years
• How Is Personality Measured?
• Self-Report Questionnaires
• Projective Techniques
• Behavioral Observation
• Normative Models Of Personality
• Stage Models
• Personality Dimensions And Traits
• Understanding Aging Box 8.1: Personality Traits And Survival
• Lay Views Of Personality
• Individual Differences in Coping and Adjustment
• Self-Concept
• Understanding Aging Box 8.2: Age And Emotional Well-Being
• Applying Research Box 8.1: Possible Selves And Daily Activities
• Personal Control
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Social Interaction In Older Adulthood
• Activity Theory And Disengagement Theory
• Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
• Social Exchange Theory
• Positive And Negative Aspects Of Social Relationships
• Understanding Aging Box 9.1: Emotional Intensity And Interpersonal Exchanges
• Social Ties In Older Adulthood
• Social Convoys, Social Networks, And Reciprocity
• Family Relationships
• Applying Research Box 9.1: Cohabitation Among
• Older Couples
• Understanding Aging Box 9.2: Intergenerational Ambivalence
• Nonfamilial Relationships
• Elder Abuse And Neglect
• Abuse In Domestic Settings
• Abuse In Institutional Settings
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Employment
• Older Worker
• Understanding Aging Box 10.1: Older Workers And Job Strain
• Job Performance
• Evaluating Older Employees
• Age Discrimination In Employment
• Retirement
• What Is Retirement?
• Effects Of Retirement
• Economics Of Retirement
• Understanding Aging Box 10.2: Couples And Retirement
• Retirement As A Process
• Life After Retirement
• Living Arrangements
• Stages In Long-Distance Migration
• Aging In Place
• Age-Segregated Living Arrangements
• Applying Research Box 10.1: Older Adults' Expectations For Late-Life Moves
• Applying Research Box 10.2: Innovative Models For Long-Term Care
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Mental Health In The Older Population
• Rate Of Mental Disorders Among Adults
• Older Adults And Mental Health Services
• Psychopathology
• Depression
• Understanding Aging Box 11.1: Suicide And The Gender Paradox
• Anxiety Disorders
• Contents note continued: Understanding Aging Box 11.2: Genetic And Environmental Influences On Symptoms Of Anxiety And Depression
• Hypochondriasis
• Paranoid Disorders
• Alcoholism
• Delirium
• Applying Research Box 11.1: The Sundown Syndrome
• Dementia
• Understanding Aging Box 11.3: Dementia With Lewy Bodies (Dlb)
• Understanding Aging Box 11.4: Cognitive Reserve And Dementia
• Therapeutic Interventions With Older Adults
• Environmental Design And Sensory Retraining
• Behavioral Interventions
• Reality Orientation And Reminiscence Therapy
• Pet Therapy
• Individual Psychotherapy
• Family Issues
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Death And Dying
• Dying Trajectory
• End-Of-Life Decisions
• Under Standing Aging Box 12.1: Desired Length Of Life And End-Of-Life Desires
• Anxiety About Death
• Stages Of Death And Dying
• Applying Research Box 12.1: Coping With Thoughts Of Death
• Care Of The Dying Patient
• Applying Research Box 12.2: Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS)
• Bereavement And Loss
• Attitudes Toward Death
• Loss Of A Spouse
• Understanding Aging Box 12.2: Widowers And Bereavement
• Loss Of Other Meaningful Relationships
• Revisiting The Selective Optimization With Compensation And Ecological Models
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms
• Ageing In The Future
• Third Age
• Fourth Age
• Positive Aging
• Understanding Aging Box 13.1: Advice For Positive Aging
• Questions To Considers
• Key Points
• Key Terms.

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Author/Creator:

Erber, Joan T.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Aging and older adulthood [by Erber, J.T.]

Subjects:

Aging — Research

Older people — Research

Gerontology

Aging

Older people

Research

General Notes:

Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HQ1061 .E73 2013eb

ISBNs:

1118340043 (electronic bk.)
9781118340042 (electronic bk.)
9780470673416 (pbk.) [Invalid]
0470673419 (pbk.) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1053098727

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1120618 (source: MiAaPQ)