The psychology of ageing : an introduction / Ian Stuart-Hamilton.
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TextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012Edition: 5th editionDescription: 464 pagesContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780857005779 (ebook)Subject(s): Older people -- Psychology | Aging -- Psychological aspects | Psychology | Psychology | Care of the elderly | Psychology of ageing | Age groups: adults | Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology | Geriatric nursing | Coping with ageingGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849052450Summary: Now expanded to cover new topics and research, this comprehensive book is intended as a layperson's introduction to the psychology of ageing. This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an important new chapter on death, dying and bereavement has been added. Providing a comprehensive overview of the psychological processes of ageing, the text examines what constitutes older age, and presents the latest theory and research in a variety of domains, including intellectual change in later life; ageing and memory; ageing and language; ageing, personality and lifestyle; and mental health and ageing. Consideration is given to the problems inherent in measuring the psychological status of older people, and the author looks to the future to answer the question "what will constitute 'being old'?" This new edition is essential reading for all those working or training to work with older people, and a key text for students.
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Previous edition: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Now expanded to cover new topics and research, this comprehensive book is intended as a layperson's introduction to the psychology of ageing. This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an important new chapter on death, dying and bereavement has been added. Providing a comprehensive overview of the psychological processes of ageing, the text examines what constitutes older age, and presents the latest theory and research in a variety of domains, including intellectual change in later life; ageing and memory; ageing and language; ageing, personality and lifestyle; and mental health and ageing. Consideration is given to the problems inherent in measuring the psychological status of older people, and the author looks to the future to answer the question "what will constitute 'being old'?" This new edition is essential reading for all those working or training to work with older people, and a key text for students.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849052450
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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