The Psychology of Ageing: An Introduction (5th Edition) - Tapa blanda

Stuart-Hamilton, Ian

 
9781849052450: The Psychology of Ageing: An Introduction (5th Edition)
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ISBN 10: 184905245X ISBN 13: 9781849052450
Editorial: Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2012

Sinopsis

This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an important new chapter on death, dying, and bereavement has been added. Providing a comprehensive overview of the psychological process of aging, the text examines what constitutes older age and presents the latest theory and research in various domains, including aging and memory; aging and language; aging, personality and lifestyle; and mental illness and aging. Consideration is given to the problems inherent in measuring the psychological status of older people, and the author looks at how we will define being old in the future. This new edition is essential reading for all those working or training to work with older people and is a key text for students in this field.

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Acerca del autor

Professor Ian Stuart-Hamilton is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Glamorgan, Wales. He has over thirty years' research experience in a wide variety of psychological techniques and settings. The Psychology of Ageing is now translated into 16 languages, and was awarded a British Medical Association Book of the Year award in the Geriatric Medicine section in 2008.

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This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an important new chapter on death, dying and bereavement has been added.

Providing a comprehensive overview of the psychological processes of ageing, the text examines what constitutes older age, and presents the latest theory and research in various domains, including ageing and memory; ageing and language; ageing, personality and lifestyle; and mental illness and ageing. Consideration is given to the problems inherent in measuring the psychological status of older people, and the author looks to the future to answer the question 'what will constitute 'being old'?'

This new edition is essential reading for all those working or training to work with older people, and a key text for students.

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Editorial
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
184905245X
ISBN 13 
9781849052450
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
5
Número de páginas
464
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