Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging

Informationen zum Autor Susan Krauss Whitbourne is Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of numerous publications including Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders (6th edition, with R. P. Halgin, 2009), Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives (4th Edition, Wiley, 2011, with S. B. Whitbourne), and The Search for Fulfillment (2010).Martin Sliwinski is Director of the Gerontology Center and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has written extensively on the relationship of stress and disease to health, emotional well-being, and cognitive function across the adult lifespan. Klappentext This exceptional collection draws on the most recent demographic data and combines classic research with cutting-edge approaches to provide an invaluable overview of the developmental psychology of the adult years.* Covers a wide range of topics within adult development and aging, from theoretical perspectives to specific content areas* Includes newly commissioned essays from the top researchers in the field* Takes a biopsychosocial perspective, covering the biological, psychological and social changes that occur in adulthood Zusammenfassung This exceptional collection draws on the most recent demographic data and combines classic research with cutting-edge approaches to provide an invaluable overview of the developmental psychology of the adult years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on ContributorsPrefacePart I: FoundationsPart II: Physical Changes and HealthPart III: CognitionPart IV: PersonalityPart V: Abnormal AgingPart VI: Social ProcessesPart VII: Well-Being and CreativityAuthor IndexSubject Index

Product details

• Authors: Martin J Sliwinski, Susan K. Whitbourne, Susan K. Sliwinski Whitbourne, Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Susan Krauss (EDT) Whitbourne, Susan Krauss Sliwinski Whitbourne
• Assisted by: J Sliwinski (Editor), Susa K Whitbourne (Editor), Susa Krauss Whitbourne (Editor), Martin Sliwinski (Editor), Martin J. Sliwinski (Editor), Whitbourne (Editor), Susan K. Whitbourne (Editor), Susan Krauss Whitbourne (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2012
• EAN: 9781444331479
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3147-9
• No. of pages: 584
• Series: Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology; Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Entwicklungspsychologie, Psychologie, Psychology, Altern, Entwicklung Erwachsener, Aging & Adult Development