Robert Youdin

Psychology of Aging 101

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents a concise and accessible overview of key concepts of the psychology of aging by a renowned scholar and practitioner on the topic, for use in the classroom as a supplement to developmental and clinical psychology courses, and a valuable resource for interdisciplinary studies with a focus on gerontology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 285g
• ISBN-13: 9780826130129
• ISBN-10: 0826130127
• Artikelnr.: 43748544

Autorenporträt

Robert Youdin, PhD, is an independent scholar at the Princeton Research Forum. He has been a private practitioner for the past 31 years and practices in Princeton, New Jersey.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Older Adults Are Not All the Same
Chapter 2 Ageism and Stigma
Chapter 3 Psychological Problems That Older Adults Experience
Chapter 4 Normal Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia
Chapter 5 Older Adults and Their Sexual Lives
Chapter 6 Substance Abuse/Dependence Is Not Just a Problem for Young People
Chapter 7 Older Adult Abuse
Chapter 8 Environmental Geropsychology
Chapter 9 Issues Surrounding Dying and Death
Chapter 10 Future Areas for Psychologists Interested in the Psychology of
Aging
Index