Aging and Development: Social and Emotional Perspectives - Brossura

O'Hanlon, Ann; Coleman, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0340758945 ISBN 13: 9780340758946

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2004

Riassunto

With increasing numbers of the population living into old age, we need a better understanding of the nature and experience of ageing in all its aspects. Up to now, very few texts have considered this in any depth, but 'Ageing and Development', a new volume in the Texts in Developmental Psychology series, provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the theories and research in adult development into old age. The classic early accounts of theorists such as Jung and Erikson are considered, as well as their present day successors. Particular attention is given to theories of adjustment to loss, and to the threat of loss, which dominate current gerontological research.
A notable feature of the book is the separate section devoted to the psychology of advanced old age, to life in states of physical and/or mental frailty, and to the survival of the self in these circumstances. There is a strong emphasis throughout on up-to-date empirical research and illustrative case examples. The reader is constantly encouraged to take a critical perspective, to understand the strengths and limitations of different studies, and to think about the issues raised in terms of their own lives.

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L'autore:

PETER G. COLEMAN is Professor of Psychogerontology at the University of Southampton, a joint appointment between the Schools of Psychology and Medicine.
ANN O'HANLON obtained her PhD in Lifespan Developmental Psychology at the University of Southampton and is now based at the Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Contenuti:

Preface
      Chapter One: Theory and Research on Ageing, Continued Development and Adaptation to Change
Part One: Normative Developmental Models of Ageing
      Chapter Two: Theories of Adult Development: Midlife to Old Age
           Psychodynamic theories
           Jung – the midlife transition
           Erikson – developmental tasks of later adulthood
           Theories based on empirical investigation
           Levinson - the midlife transition in men’s lives
           Levinson – the midlife transition in women’s lives
           Other social developmental theories of ageing
           Disengagement, re-engagement and gerotranscendence
      Chapter Three: Research on Developmental Concepts of Ageing
           Generativity
                Measuring generativity
                Generativity as a feature of mid-life
                The relationship between generativity and well-being
           Wisdom
                Defining wisdom and its components
                Measuring wisdom
                Antecedents to wisdom: age, experience and personality
           Reminiscence and Life Review
                Types and functions of reminiscence
                Life review, its antecedents and associations
                Evaluative studies of reminiscence and life review
Part Two: Ageing and Adaptation
      Chapter Four: Theories of Ageing and Adaptation
           Differential ageing
           Selective optimisation with compensation
           Shifting between assimilation and accommodation
           Socio-emotional selectivity theory
           The dynamic maturational model of attachment
      Chapter Five: Current Research Themes on Ageing and Adaptation
           Attitudes to ageing and older adults
                Beliefs for the self over time
                Attitudes towards own prospective old age
                Primary and secondary control strategies of adaptation
           The protective role of personal relationships
                Factors influencing well-being following spousal loss
                Changes in relationships over time
                Relationships within a cultural context
           Personal meaning and spirituality
                Conceptualising spirituality, religion and meaning
                Age, gender and racial differences in uses of religion and spirituality
                Religion, well-being and coping in later life
Part Three: Towards a Developmental Psychology of Advanced Old Age
      Chapter Six: Key Concepts in the Study of Late Life
           When does advanced old age begin?
           Is there a developmental psychology of late life?
           The psychology of institutional care
           The self in late life: accommodation and self-transcendence
           Dementia: the negation of development?
           Cognitive and personality change in dementia
           Understanding the experience of dementia
           Dementia and emotions
      Chapter Seven: Current Research on Development and Adaptation in Advanced Old Age
           Source of continuity of the self in late life
                Evidence for stability of core self descriptors
                Differences in self-definition between the young-old and old-old
                Changing sources of self-esteem with age
           Studies of person-environment congruence in institutional settings
                Need for autonomy in residential settings
                Identifying and fostering developmental features of the institutional care environment
           Dementia care and attachment
                Dementia, attachment and the strange situation
                Developing staff attitudes towards persons with dementia
      Chapter Eight: Concluding thoughts and suggestions for further reading
References
Index

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0340758945
• ISBN 13: 9780340758946
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 224