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The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging has become the definitive reference source for information on the psychology of adult development and aging. It provides comprehensive reviews of research on biological and social influences on behavior and age-related changes in psychological function. The seventh edition of the Handbook will contain all new material and include an entirely new section devoted to what neuroscience has discovered on cognitive aging. Contains all the main areas of psychological gerontological research in one volume Entire ... MORE

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Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
About the Editors	p. xiii
Concepts, Theory, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging
Enduring Theoretical Themes in Psychological Aging: Derivation, Functions, Perspectives, and Opportunities	p. 3
Methodological and Analytical Issues in the Psychology of Aging	p. 25
Historical Influences on Aging and Behavior	p. 41
Neuroscience, Cognition and Aging
Executive Function and Cognitive Aging	p. 59
The Cognitive Consequences of Structural Changes to the Aging Brain	p. 73
Behavior Genetics of Aging	p. 93
Neuroplasticity, Aging, and Cognitive Function	p. 109
Memory Changes and the Aging Brain: A Multimodal Imaging Approach	p. 121
Age Differences in Complex Decision Making	p. 133
Cognitive Interventions	p. 153
Social and Health Factors that Impact Aging
The Relevance of Control Beliefs for Health and Aging	p. 175
The Speedometer of Life: Stress, Health and Aging	p. 191
Health Disparities, Social Class, and Aging	p. 207
Relationships between Adults and their Aging Parents	p. 219
Intergenerational Communication Practices	p. 233
Age Stereotypes and Aging	p. 249
Aging in the Work Context	p. 263
Wisdom, Age, and Well-Being	p. 279
Complex Behavioral Processes and Psychopathology of Aging
Emotional Experience and Regulation in Later Life	p. 295
Psychopathology, Bereavement, and Aging	p. 311
Assessment of Emotional and Personality Disorders in Older Adults	p. 325
Neuropsychological Assessment of the Dementias of Late Life	p. 339
Family Caregiving for Cognitively or Physically Frail Older Adults: Theory, Research, and Practice	p. 353
Decision Making Capacity	p. 367
Author Index	p. 381
Subject Index	p. 413
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K. Warner Schale is Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. In addition to being the recipient of numerous awards for his work in gerontology, he is a past president of the American Psychological Association Division of Adult Development and Aging and author of 300 - journal articles and chapters and 58 books on the psychology of aging. Sherry L. Willis is a professor at the University of Washington. In addition to being the recipient of numerous awards for her work in gerontology, she has edited 10 - volumes and authored 100 - publications in adult development, and is a past president of Division 20, Adult Development and Aging, American Psychological Association.

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