{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-handbook-of-adulthood-and-aging-isbn-9781119237884","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a wide range of topics within adult development and aging, from theoretical perspectives to specific content areas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes newly commissioned essays from the top researchers in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a biopsychosocial perspective, covering the biological, psychological and social changes that occur in adulthood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Krauss Whitbourne and Martin J. Sliwinski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Theoretical Perspectives: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Positive Aging 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElliot M. Friedman and Carol D. Ryff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Demography of Aging: Behavioral and Social Implications 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Krauss Whitbourne and Stacey B. Whitbourne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Late Life: A Venue for Studying the Mechanisms by Which Contextual Factors Influence Individual Development 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDenis Gerstorf and Nilam Ram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Methodological Issues in Research on Adult Development and Aging 72\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott M. Hofer, Philippe Rast, and Andrea M. Piccinin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Physical Changes and Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Physical Exercise and Health 97\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeslie I. Katzel and Gregory M. Steinbrenner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Behavioral Stability and Change in Health Across the Adult Life Cycle 118\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIlene C. Siegler and Adam Davey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Cognition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Processing Speed 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Dirk and Florian Schmiedek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Working Memory 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid P. McCabe and Vanessa M. Loaiza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Memory and Aging 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrent J. Small, Kerri S. Rawson, Sarah Eisel, and Cathy L. McEvoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Everyday Cognition 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason C. Allaire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Personality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Personality Development in Adulthood 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicky J. Newton and Abigail J. Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Socioemotional Perspectives on Adult Development 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Tehan Stanley and Derek M. Isaacowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Personality and Aging: Cognitive Perspectives and Processes 254\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEileen Kranz Graham and Margie E. Lachman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Abnormal Aging\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Affective Disorders and Age: The View Through a Developmental Lens 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer R. Piazza and Susan Turk Charles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua R. Steinerman and Richard B. Lipton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Personality Disorders in Later Life 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel L. Segal, Richard Zweig, and Victor Molinari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Assessment of Older Adults 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine E. Gould, Barry A. Edelstein, and Lindsay A. Gerolimatos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Social Processes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Self-Regulation and Social Cognition in Adulthood: The Gyroscope of Personality 357\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCory Bolkan and Karen Hooker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Partners and Friends in Adulthood 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosemary Blieszner and Karen A. Roberto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Intergenerational Relationships and Aging 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKira S. Birditt and Elvina Wardjiman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Retirement: An Adult Development Perspective 416\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMo Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Well-Being and Creativity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Effects of Remaining Time for Psychological Well-Being and Cognition 433\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoo Johansson and Anne Ingeborg Berg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Successful Aging 459\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColin A. Depp, Ipsit V. Vahia, and Dilip V. Jeste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Creative Productivity and Aging: An Age Decrement – or Not? 477\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDean Keith Simonton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 527\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Krauss Whitbourne\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of numerous publications including \u003ci\u003eAdult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (4th ed., Wiley, 2011, with S. B. Whitbourne), \u003ci\u003eAbnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e (6th ed., with R. P. Halgin, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eThe Search for Fulfillment\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin J. Sliwinski\u003c\/b\u003e 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.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tis wonderful \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e presents a grand sweep of the universe of age and aging seen through a developmental lens. Each chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the topic, supplemented by extensive, up-to-date references.\" \u003ci\u003eErlene Rosowsky, Harvard University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In one volume the reader will find a review of those topics critical to the study of adult development and aging. Seasoned gerontologists will find the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e a faithful guide to contemporary developments in areas of their scholarly interest.\" \u003ci\u003eGregory A. 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