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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
A propos de l'auteur
Susan Krauss Whitbourne is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of numerous publications including Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives (4th ed., Wiley, 2011, with S. B. Whitbourne), Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders (6th ed., with R. P. Halgin, 2009), and The Search for Fulfillment (2010). Martin J. Sliwinski is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and director of the Center for Healthy Aging at The 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.
Résumé
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.
