The aging individual : physical and psychological perspectives / Susan Krauss Whitbourne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitbourne, Susan Krauss.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Psychological aspects.

Aging.

Older people--Psychology.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Continuing in the tradition of the first edition, Whitbourne's identity process model serves to integrate the physiological with a psychological perspective. The effects of physical changes on the individual are examined in terms of identity, as well as the impact of identity on the interpretation of these changes. The preventive and compensatory steps that indiviuduals can take to offset the aging process are explored as well. As with the first edition, a major strength of this text is the author's illumination of complex biological concepts in a clear and accessible style. The Second Edition

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Models of Identity and the Aging Process; 2 Who Are the Aged?; 3 How Aging Is Studied; 4 Aging of Appearance and Mobility; 5 Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems; 6 Physiological Control Systems I: Digestive, Excretory, and Endocrine Systems; 7 Physiological Control Systems II: Reproductive, Autonomic, and Immune Systems; 8 Dementia and Normal Age Changes in the Brain; 9 Chronic Diseases and Health; 10 Sensory and Perceptual Processes; 11 Concluding Observations: Identity and the Biopsychosocial Perspective Revisited; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-368) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-81877-1

9786611818777

0-8261-9362-5

OCLC:

476263897