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A guide to aging and well-being for healthcare professionals : psychological perspectives / Norman M. Brier.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brier, Norman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging--Psychological aspects.
- Aging.
- Older people--Services for.
- Older people.
- Well-being.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Norman M. Brier (PhD) is a psychologist who was a Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM). He has supervised hundreds of healthcare professionals in assessing and intervening with patients presenting with a variety of clinical concerns, and for more than 20 years has taught a class in patient-doctor communication. Dr. Brier is the author of a number of original articles and books. He continues to maintain a private practice in Bedford, New York and focuses especially on facilitating well-being in older individuals.
- Contents:
- 1 Aging and well-being p. 4
- 2 Well-being and the anxiety about the awareness of limited time people have remaining p. 21
- 3 A major challenge to well-being as people age: Retirement p. 32
- 4 A second major challenge to a person's well-being as they age: The increasing number of deaths of significant others p. 43
- 5 Aging, well-being, and life-regrets p. 52
- 6 Still another challenge: Age-associated memory loss p. 60
- 7 Aging, well-being, and old-old age p. 70
- 8 Three additional threats to a person's well-being in old-old age: Loneliness, a loss of purpose, and a feeling of mattering less p. 78
- 9 Decline, imminent death, and well-being p. 91.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2020).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781000754650
- 1000754650
- 9781003001027
- 1003001025
- 9781000754599
- 1000754596
- Publisher Number:
- 99983636562
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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