Overview

This volume on clinical geropsychology provides an overview of the field. Theoretical chapters are included on the social, developmental, cognitive, personality and physical changes that occur with age; a dozen chapters focus on specific age-related challenges like retirement, bereavement and sexuality; and a final section provides advice on assessment and intervention with older adults.

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Author:   Inger Hilde Nordhus ,  Gary R. VandenBos ,  Stig Berg ,  Pia Fromholt
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.048kg
ISBN:  

9781557985194

ISBN 10:   1557985197
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   01 January 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Life-Span Developmental Perspectives on Aging; Aging Individuals and Societal Contexts; Aging and Personality Traits - Generalizations and Clinical Implications; Cognitive and Information Processing Perspectives on Aging; Psychoanalysis and the Life-Course - Development and Intervention; Physical Changes in the Aging Individual - Clinical Implications; Coping with Aging - Individuality as a Key to Understanding; Marital and Intergenerational Issues for Older Adults; Friendship and Social Networks Among the Elderly; Sexuality and Aging - Employment and Potential Mid-Life Career Crisis; Retirement and Retirement Planning in Old Age; Domestic Elder Abuse and Neglect; Insomnia in Older Adults; Death, Dying and Bereavement; Cognitive Dysfuntion and Dementia; Substance Use and Abuse in Old Age; Anxiety in Old Age; Depression and Depressive Symptoms in Old Age; Schizophrenia and Psychosis in Elderly Populations; Psychological Functioning Assessment; Neuropsychological Assessment in Old Age; Psychotherapy with Older Adults; Psychotherapy with Older Adult Families - the Contextual, Cohort-Based, Maturity/Specific Challenge Model; Interventions in Nursing Homes and Other Alternative Living Settings; Family Caregiving - Stresses, Social Programmes and Clinical Interventions.

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