Life-span Perspectives on Health and Illness

Herausgeber: Whitman, Thomas L; White, Robert D; Merluzzi, Thomas V

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume offers a comprehensive and conceptually integrated overview of the changing biological, psychological, and social/environmental influences on health and illness from the prenatal period through infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Based on the premise that protective and risk factors vary with life stage, several chapters examine the development of major biological systems and the changing role of genetics and environment over time. In addition, they provide information on environmental influences during the prenatal period and early childhood, chronic illness in childhood, and health and health risks in adolescence. Chapters on adulthood give special emphasis to mid-life transitions in health, resiliency in later life, and the impact of caregiving on health. Final chapters focus on death and dying and on an integrative model of health and illness across the life span.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 159mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780805827712
• ISBN-10: 0805827714
• Artikelnr.: 21280332

Autorenporträt

Thomas L. Whitman, Thomas V. Merluzzi, Robert D. White

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I: Background.T.L. Whitman
Conceptual Frameworks for Viewing Health and Illness. K.J. Sipes Kolberg
Biological Development and Health Risk. J.M. Braungart-Rieker
C.S. Bergeman
Physical Health Across the Life Span: A Behavioral Genetic Approach. E.E. Bolig
J.G. Borkowski
J. Brandenberger
Poverty and Health Across the Life Span. Part II: Children
Family
and Health.K.J. Sipes Kolberg
Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development and Health. T.L. Whitman
R.D. White
K.M. O'Mara
M.C. Goeke-Morey
Environmental Aspects of Infant Health and Illness. J.M. Braungart-Rieker
A.L. Guerra
Endogenous and Exogenous Factors in Childhood Health and Disease. D.M. Gondoli
Adolescent Development and Health. P.J. Miceli
J.F. Rowland
T.L. Whitman
Chronic Illnesses in Childhood. Part III: Adulthood
Aging
and Health.T.V. Merluzzi
R. Nairn
Adulthood and Aging: Transitions in Health and Health Cognition. C.S. Bergeman
K.A. Wallace
Resiliency in Later Life. D.O. Vachon
The Health Effects of Caregiving for Adults in Later Life. J.L. McIntosh
Death and Dying Across the Life Span. Part IV: Summary and Conclusions.E.M. Cummings
Some Considerations on Integrating Psychology and Health From a Life-Span Perspective.