Psychology of ageing Books

The problems of studying families arise from the difficulty in studying systems where there are multiple elements interacting with each other and with the child. How should this system be described? Still other problems relate to indirect effects; namely...

Over a relatively brief period of time pediatric psychology as an organized field has evolved and expanded as a science and in clinical practice. Reflecting a newer focus on family roles in health and illness, the present volume is relevant to a variety...

Facing the Challenges of a Multi-Age Workforce examines the shifting economic, cultural, and technological trends in the modern workplace that are taking place as a result of the aging global workforce. Taking an international perspective, contributors...

This book examines the issues and implications that mental health professionals face when dealing with ageing and older adults. The book focuses on the biological, psychological and cultural influences that impact on the work of mental health...

Intraindividual variability (IIV) of human development and behavior across the entire life-span is explored in this new book. Leading researchers summarize recent findings on the extent, role, and function of IIV in human development with a focus on how,...

Finding Meaning in Later Life: Gathering and Harvesting the Fruits of Women's Experience is an exploration in understanding the psychological tasks inherent for women in creating and maintaining purpose as they mature and enter their later years. With...

The rapid growth in the numbers of older people worldwide has led to an equally rapid growth in research on the changes across age in cognitive function, including the processes of moment to moment cognition known as working memory. This book brings...

Retirement is a new season, a new opportunity, to live purposefully. You may have quit a job, but you haven't quit life! This book is a practical tool that helps you take that bucket list and get started. Using this mindful method you can take full...

This volume brings leaders throughout the social sciences together to discuss men's current family roles, as well as what the future holds for fathers and husbands. For social and developmental psychologists, and sociologists.

Karen Cumming and Patricia Milne are sisters who embarked on a daunting journey... one that many of us may go on at some point in our lives. They guided their 98 year old mother, Verna, through Ontario's long-term care system. Unfortunately, few...

This volume addresses key issues such as the cultural and discursive context in which physical activity is discussed; the process of becoming physically active; the role of care settings in enabling physical activity; pleasure; gender; and place and...

Did you know the odds were against you being born?The odds that you are alive right at this moment in time are one in a billion zillion. 1 sperm, out of 12 trillion, had to meet one egg, out of 10,000 eggs, for you to exist.But you made...

Have you ever thought about having cosmetic surgery? It is a very personal choice. Over 15 years ago, at age 16, I had cosmetic surgery on my face—a nose reduction and chin implant.I always wanted to be open about my surgery, but I felt as if I had...

This timely book explores what it is like to live in an aged care home: the expectations that new residents and their families enter with, their relationships with fellow residents and formal caregivers, and how they approach, in different ways, the...

Midlife = crisis, anger, & change…So pervasive has the general awareness of this phenomenon of midlife crisis and transformation  become that as we approach this time of life we almost automatically begin to brace for a psychological...

The 41st volume of Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, "Black Older Adults in the Era of Black Lives Matter," reflects an important moment in the continuing development and maturation of research and scholarship on the lives of older Black...

This book presents a kaleidoscopic view of the positive layers of ageing as well as key interventions that can help generate and maintain positivity and well-being among the elderly. It explores the connections of ageing with spirituality, nature and...

In Hardwiring vs. Rewiring, Dr. Ravi Rajaratnam examines current societal, economic, and political ills, as well as their resulting continuous moral decay, unrest, and upheavals. Having analyzed these ills and arriving at their root causes, Dr...

This book is designed for congregational leaders (pastors), district superintendents, coaches, and consultantsworking in the context of the United Methodist Church. In particular, it is intended for people who are seekingto develop leadership behaviors...

The number of seniors in our population is burgeoning and will continue to grow. Seniors are eager to tell their stories, explain their philosophies, create fictions, and vent their anger at the injustices they perceive in the nation and the world. In...

This text provides a review of methodological approaches and data-collection methods commonly used with older adults in real-life settings.

How exercise and meditation can help. Most importantly, you will learn how to create an evening routine, which will not just help you fall asleep naturally, but also improve the quality of your morning. You can expect to learn...

The Map of Life is Changing The nation's first generation of knowledge professionals, some thirty million Americans who've earned a living through their education, intelligence and expertise, has reached or is nearing retirement age. For more than...

“Downsizing your life is a rollercoaster of emotions. I would be lying to say it is easy.” – Rita Wilkins, “The Downsizing Designer”Rita’s downsizing journey was inspired by a trip to a third world country when...

Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America’s families. Young adults have delayed marriage, and cohabitation before marriage has become commonplace. One in three women giving birth is unmarried, and the proportion of children under 18...

CODING MANUAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CHAPTER AUTHORS, AND THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE XV OF THE BOOK.Family studies is an area that has enjoyed the benefits of conceptual and methodological advances in recent years including...

* The Boomerang Age was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2007 by Choice Magazine

A new type of childhood is experienced these days by many children in industrial societies that provide child care services. The studies summarized in this book stem from a conceptual model based on an ecological approach to the study of development. The...

Want to stay young, fit and attractive for long? To conquer the threats of aging like poor health, wrinkles, and a reduced quality of life? Do you experience reduced mobility and energy level? Aging doesn’t have to mean you...

This book is a refreshingly honest self-help guide to aging well. It encourages readers to dispel gloom or overcome denial around the subject of aging and offers advice in a realistic, non-prescriptive format.Practical yet personable, chapters move...

Ce livre traite de la confiance en soi, comme le suggère le sujet, mais il est écrit spécialement pour les jeunes adultes en pleine maturité. Comment développer l'amour de soi ?Comment faites-vous face au doute de...

What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited? Why does someone wake up doing this? This book seeks to portray the broad and diverse experiences of individuals with a rare neurological...

Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the US. Through systematic interviews, the authors - noted researchers and clinicians - collected data...

Las personas con Discapacidad en ocasiones tienen problemas para llevar a cabo intercambios comunicativos funcionales. Para ello emplean los Sistemas de Comunicación Aumentativa y Alternativa. Las aplicaciones (apps) para móviles inteligentes y para...

June Elaine began her popular blog, www.juneelainesnuggets.com, at the age of 73. With consistency and insight, she has shared her advice and encouragement with readers from all over the world. Her blog continues to gain popularity and, at age 75, Elaine...

Dr. Alma Bond provides insight into one of the greatest challenges of life: conquering the fear of death. Using her own experiences with the deaths of loved ones, Dr. Bond constructed a "Death Journal" in a style similar to Sigmund Freud's...

When I get too old to dream ...  words from one of the included poems that fit this collection so well. Thirty-five authors with a lot of life experience have taken part in this collection of poetry, thoughts, and short stories. All contributors...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to develop a better and sustainable future for the world, and the goals are part of an action plan to address poverty, hunger, health, gender equity and various pressing world issues. One of these goals looks at...

This volume grows out of the 1st conference sponsored by the NICHD. This is an interdisciplinary project, and there are potential markets in I/O psychology, sociology, family studies, demographics, economics, anthropology, and social work.

"The art of life is the most distinguished and rarest of all the arts."  -C.G. Jung, CW 8, par. 789. The Cycle of Life explores the patterns that unfold over the course of our lives, as we set out to find our place in the world, in our efforts to live...

Learn how to detect certain signs of body language to spot a potential liar.Unfortunately, lies are something that has always played a part in the human experience. In fact, lies are something that many people will encounter on a daily basis. We come...

When Franz Ucko retired from his profession as a research scientist in 1986 after an illustrious career in the field of Microlithography he had a number of patents and many papers to his credit . This was the time when he decided to start a new career as...

The chapters in this collection, chosen from among the invited plenary speakers, top research papers, and ideas discussed at the ICA 2015 meeting in San Juan, explore the multiple ways communication affects, reflects, and directs our life transition.