ABSTRACT
Presents the foundations for understanding gerontology. Chapter-by-chapter it addresses different aspects of ageing such as personality changes and adjustments, cognitive loss in old age and abnormal ageing. It is aimed at A level and BSc students, lecturers, nurses, social workers and therapists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part
Age and Ageing
chapter |8 pages
An Ageing Society
chapter |10 pages
The Biology of Ageing
chapter |9 pages
The Psychology of Ageing
chapter |8 pages
Social Age and Social Ageing
part |46 pages
Psychological Products and Processes
chapter |15 pages
Intellectual Products in Old Age
chapter |10 pages
Cognitive Processes in Later Life
chapter |12 pages
Learning and Memory
chapter |7 pages
Wisdom, Creative Achievement and Ageing
part |52 pages
Social Adaptation in Old Age
chapter |13 pages
Personality, Adjustment and Ageing
chapter |16 pages
Family Ties and Friendships in Later Life
chapter |9 pages
The Meaning of Work, the Impact of Retirement
chapter |6 pages
Sexual Interest and Activity in Later Life
chapter |6 pages
Death, Dying and Bereavement
part |32 pages
Abnormal Ageing
