Understanding well-being in the oldest old / edited by Leonard W. Poon, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Poon, Leonard W., 1942- editor.

Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Psychology.

Older people.

Older people--Social conditions.

Aging--Psychological aspects.

Aging.

Aging--Social aspects.

Quality of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 392 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome of a four-day workshop attended by U.S. and Israeli scientists and funded by the U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation to examine both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

Contents:

Part I. Theory: New Horizons in Well-Being Research: 1. Toward new directions in the study of well-being among the old-old / Leonard W. Poon and Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; 2. From ageless self to selfless age: towards a theoretical turn in gerontological understanding / Haim Hazan; 3. The pursuit of happiness: alternative conceptions of subjective well-being / Dov Shmotkin; 4. The shifting baseline theory of well-being: lessons from across the aging spectrum / Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; 5. The model of developmental adaptation: implications for understanding well-being in old-old age / Peter Martin, Neha Deshpande-Kamat, Leonard W. Poon, and Mary Ann Johnson

Part II. Paradise Lost: Between Trauma and Happiness: 6. Does trauma linger into old-old age: using the Holocaust experience as a paradigm / Dov Shmotkin, Amit Shrira, and Yuval Palgi; 7. The impact of life events on the oldest old / Peter Martin, Grace da Rosa, and Leonard W. Poon; 8. Posttraumatic stress disorder and its treatment at late life / Lee Hyer and Catherine A. Yeager

Part III. Pathways and Gatekeepers: Moderating, Mediating, and Proximal Processes: 9. Impact of resources on successful adaptation among the oldest old / Maurice MacDonald and Jinmyoung Cho; 10. Nutrition and well-being / Mary Ann Johnson, Dorothy Hausman, Peter Martin, Leonard W. Poon, Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, and Adam Davey; 11. Cognitive functioning and vitality among the oldest old: implications for well-being / Jennifer A. Margrett, Benjamin T. Mast, Maria C. Isales, Leonard W. Poon and Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; 12. Social relationship and well-being in very late life / Howard Litwin; 13. Spirituality and religiosity connections to mental and physical health among the oldest old / Alex J. Bishop; 14. The impact of leisure activity and innovation on the well-being of the very old / Galit Nimrod

Part IV. Signposting Paradise: Measurement of Well-Being: 15. Culture and meaning: strategies for understanding the well-being of the oldest old / Christine L. Fry and Charlotte Ikels; 16. The will to live as an indicator of well-being and predictor of survival in old age / Sara Carmel; 17. The measurement of life satisfaction and happiness in old-old age / Alex J. Bishop and Peter Martin; 18. Late-life psychotherapy: challenges and opportunities to enhance well-being in the oldest old / Lee Hyer, Catherine A. Yeager, and Ciera V. Scott; 19. An integrative summary and future directions in the study of well-being / Jiska Cohen-Mansfield and Leonard W. Poon.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21271-5

0-511-99440-0

1-283-01203-0

9786613012036

0-511-92097-0

0-511-99217-3

0-511-99318-8

0-511-98936-9

0-511-98758-7

0-511-99117-7

OCLC:

704258004