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Aging and human motivation / Ernest Furchtgott, with the assistance of Mary Wilkes Furchtgott.
LIBRA BF724.85.M67 F87 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Furchtgott, Ernest, 1922-1998.
- Series:
- Plenum series in adult development and aging
- The Plenum series in adult development and aging
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motivation (Psychology) in old age.
- Older people--Psychology.
- Older people.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999.
- Contents:
- Motivation 2
- Definitions of Aging 14
- Reprise 18
- 2. Biological Foundations 21
- Cerebral Metabolism 22
- Neurotransmitters 24
- The Endocrines 27
- The Immune System 34
- Cardiovascular Functions 37
- 3. Sleep and Fatigue 41
- Sleep 41
- Fatigue 49
- 4. Pain and Discomfort Avoidance 65
- Motivational-Emotional Aspects 66
- Perception and Measurement of Pain 68
- Interpretation of Symptoms 72
- Culture 73
- Personality 74
- 5. Eating and Drinking 81
- Eating 82
- Drinking-Fluid Intake 90
- 6. Sexuality 93
- Biology 94
- Culture 96
- Surveys 97
- Physical Health and Psychological Wellness 99
- 7. Health Behaviors 107
- Definitions 108
- The Role of Motivation 109
- Theoretical Underpinnings 110
- Perception of Health Status 123
- Health Care Services Utilization 128
- Health Promotion and Preventive Health Behaviors 132
- 8. Stress 139
- Theories 144
- Aging and Stress 154
- Classifications and Measurement 156
- Biological Effects 161
- Psychological Effects 170
- 9. Coping 187
- Coping Styles and Strategies 190
- The Age Factor 198
- Wisdom and Religion 202
- 10. Ecological Studies of Stress and Coping 207
- Measurement 208
- Caregiving 209
- Bereavement 222
- 11. The Self 231
- The Self and Social Motivation 232
- Some Definitional Problems 232
- Aging 235
- The Temporal Factor: Past, Present, and Future Selves 243
- 12. Purpose or Meaning of Life 247
- The Construct 247
- Modern Expositors 249
- Relationship to Other Constructs 252
- Empirical Studies 253
- 13. Social Relationships 259
- Theoretical Perspectives 263
- Isolation and Loneliness 268
- Factors Affecting Close Contacts 273
- 14. Achievement Motivation 279
- The Construct 279
- Some Data on Older Populations 283
- 15. Leisure 289
- The Role of Motivation and Its Assessment 298
- The Life Course 302
- Some Determinants of Leisure 306
- Adult Education 311
- Amenity Migration 312
- Volunteering 315.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0306460742
- OCLC:
- 42462982
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