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The Cambridge Handbook of Successful Aging

Author : Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 969 pages

File Size : 41,25 MB

Release : 2019-01-24

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1108641431

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Book Description

Recent studies show that more people than ever before are reaching old age in better health and enjoying that health for a longer time. This Handbook outlines the latest discoveries in the study of aging from bio-medicine, psychology, and socio-demography. It treats the study of aging as a multidisciplinary scientific subject, since it requires the interplay of broad disciplines, while offering high motivation, positive attitudes, and behaviors for aging well, and lifestyle changes that will help people to stay healthier across life span and in old age. Written by leading scholars from various academic disciplines, the chapters delve into the most topical aspects of aging today - including biological mechanisms of aging, aging with health, active and productive aging, aging with satisfaction, aging with respect, and aging with dignity. Aimed at health professionals as well as general readers, this Cambridge Handbook offers a new, positive approach to later life.





Handbook of Active Ageing and Quality of Life

Author : Fermina Rojo-Pérez

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 656 pages

File Size : 34,49 MB

Release : 2021-04-12

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 3030580318

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This handbook presents an overview of studies on the relationship of active ageing and quality of life. It addresses the new challenges of ageing from the paradigm of positive ageing (active, healthy and successful) for a better quality of life. It provides theoretical perspectives and empirical studies, including scientific knowledge as well as practical experiences about the good ageing and the quality of later life around the world, in order to respond to the challenges of an aged population. The handbook is structured in 4 sections covering theoretical and conceptual perspectives, social policy issues and research agenda, methods, measurement instrument-scales and evaluations, and lastly application studies including domains and geographical contexts. Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com./div



The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing

Author : Malcolm L. Johnson

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 1683 pages

File Size : 36,57 MB

Release : 2005-12-01

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1139447491

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The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing, first published in 2005, is a guide to the body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains almost 80 original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision. This handbook will be a must-have resource for all researchers, students and professionals with an interest in age and ageing.



The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing

Author : Malcolm L. Johnson

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 31,48 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Aging

ISBN : 9781316171691

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The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing is a state-of-the-art guide to the current body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision. This handbook will be a must-have resource for all researchers, students and professionals with an interest in age and ageing.



The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging

Author : Ayanna K. Thomas

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 1019 pages

File Size : 24,6 MB

Release : 2020-05-28

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1108690742

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Book Description

Decades of research have demonstrated that normal aging is accompanied by cognitive change. Much of this change has been conceptualized as a decline in function. However, age-related changes are not universal, and decrements in older adult performance may be moderated by experience, genetics, and environmental factors. Cognitive aging research to date has also largely emphasized biological changes in the brain, with less evaluation of the range of external contributors to behavioral manifestations of age-related decrements in performance. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge cognitive aging research through the lens of a life course perspective that takes into account both behavioral and neural changes. Focusing on the fundamental principles that characterize a life course approach - genetics, early life experiences, motivation, emotion, social contexts, and lifestyle interventions - this handbook is an essential resource for researchers in cognition, aging, and gerontology.



The Cambridge Handbook of the Ethics of Ageing

Author : C. S. Wareham

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 23,62 MB

Release : 2022-08-04

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1108495133

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Book Description

The first volume of new work dedicated specifically to ageing ethics - wide-ranging, clear, and accessible.



Successful Aging

Author : Paul Boris Baltes

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 418 pages

File Size : 15,83 MB

Release : 1993-05-28

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9780521435826

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Book Description

More and more people live into old age. This demographic revolution underscores the fact that old age is the last uncharted and unattended phase of the life cycle.



Successful Aging

Author : John Wallis Rowe

Publisher : Random House Large Print Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 35,84 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Aging

ISBN : 9780375701795

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Book Description

Presents the results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later life.



The Cambridge Handbook of Wisdom

Author : Robert J. Sternberg

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : pages

File Size : 34,21 MB

Release : 2019-03-21

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1108759149

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This is a comprehensive review of the psychological literature on wisdom by leading experts in the field. It covers the philosophical and sociocultural foundations of wisdom, and showcases the measurement and teaching of wisdom. The connection of wisdom to intelligence and personality is explained alongside its relationship with morality and ethics. It also explores the neurobiology of wisdom, its significance in medical decision-making, and wise leadership. How to develop wisdom is discussed and practical information is given about how to instil it in others. The book is accessible to a wide readership and includes virtually all of the major theories of wisdom, as well as the full range of research on wisdom as it is understood today. It takes both a basic-science and applied focus, making it useful to those seeking to understand wisdom scientifically, and to those who wish to apply their understanding of wisdom to their own work.