Schaie / Willis Handbook of the Psychology of Aging

7. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-12-380883-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 434 Seiten

Reihe: Handbooks of Aging

The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Seventh Edition, provides a basic reference source on the behavioral processes of aging for researchers, graduate students, and professionals. It also provides perspectives on the behavioral science of aging for researchers and professionals from other disciplines. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews key methodological and analytical issues in aging research. It examines some of the major historical influences that might provide explanatory mechanisms for a better understanding of cohort and period differences in psychological aging processes. Part 2 includes chapters that discuss the basics and nuances of executive function; the history of the morphometric research on normal brain aging; and the neural changes that occur in the brain with aging. Part 3 deals with the social and health aspects of aging. It covers the beliefs that individuals have about how much they can control various outcomes in their life; the impact of stress on health and aging; and the interrelationships between health disparities, social class, and aging. Part 4 discusses the emotional aspects of aging; family caregiving; and mental disorders and legal capacities in older adults. - Contains all the main areas of psychological gerontological research in one volume - Entire section on neuroscience and aging - Begins with a section on theory and methods - Edited by one of the father of gerontology (Schaie) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schaie, K Warner

Willis, Sherry L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Handbook of the Psychology of Aging;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Contributors;8
6;Foreword;10
7;Preface;12
8;About the Editors;20
9;Part 1: Concepts, Theory, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging;22
9.1;Chapter 1. Enduring Theoretical Themes in Psychological Aging: Derivation, Functions, Perspectives, and Opportunities;24
9.1.1;INTRODUCTION;25
9.1.2;CHARACTERIZING THE THEORETICAL LANDSCAPE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AGING;25
9.1.3;FEATURED THEORISTS: IDENTIFYING AND INTEGRATING ENDURING THEORETICAL THEMES;26
9.1.4;“POPULATIONS” OF THEORETICAL THEMES AND PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AGING;33
9.1.5;ILLUSTRATIONS: SELECTED FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF AGING;37
9.1.6;CONCLUSIONS;39
9.1.7;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;39
9.1.8;REFERENCES;40
9.2;Chapter 2. Methodological and Analytical Issues in the Psychology of Aging;46
9.2.1;INTRODUCTION;46
9.2.2;RESEARCH DESIGNS IN STUDIES OF ADULTHOOD;46
9.2.3;INCOMPLETE DATA AND ATTRITION IN AGING RESEARCH;48
9.2.4;METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RESEARCH IN AGING;50
9.2.5;STATISTICAL MODELS FOR ASSESSING CHANGE IN AGING RESEARCH;53
9.2.6;FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND METHODOLOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN AGING RESEARCH;55
9.2.7;CONCLUDING REMARKS;56
9.2.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;56
9.2.9;REFERENCES;57
9.3;Chapter 3. Historical Influences on Aging and Behavior;62
9.3.1;INTRODUCTION;62
9.3.2;THEORIES AND CONCEPTS;63
9.3.3;CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS;64
9.3.4;EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES;67
9.3.5;CHANGES OF OCCUPATIONAL STATUS AND WORK COMPLEXITY;69
9.3.6;CHANGES IN HEALTHCARE, CHRONIC DISEASE AND LIFESTYLES;69
9.3.7;THE ROLE OF IMMIGRATION;70
9.3.8;SOCIETAL INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE POVERTY IN TARGETED POPULATIONS;70
9.3.9;SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS;71
9.3.10;REFERENCES;71
10;Part 2: Neuroscience, Cognition and Aging;78
10.1;Chapter 4. Executive Function and Cognitive Aging;80
10.1.1;INTRODUCTION;80
10.1.2;PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND AIMS;81
10.1.3;CONCEPTUALIZING EF;81
10.1.4;STRUCTURAL APPROACHES TO EXECUTIVE FUNCTION “UNITY AND DIVERSITY”;83
10.1.5;COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO EF;84
10.1.6;COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND PREFRONTAL INVOLVEMENT IN EF;87
10.1.7;LOOKING FORWARD;89
10.1.8;CONCLUSIONS;90
10.1.9;REFERENCES;90
10.2;Chapter 5. The Cognitive Consequences of Structural Changes to the Aging Brain;94
10.2.1;INTRODUCTION;94
10.2.2;VOLUME OF THE GRAY AND WHITE MATTER;95
10.2.3;CORTICAL THINNING TO STUDY BRAIN AGING;97
10.2.4;WHITE MATTER INTEGRITY;98
10.2.5;DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING TO STUDY BRAIN AGING;100
10.2.6;BETA-AMYLOID DEPOSITION;104
10.2.7;DISCUSSION;105
10.2.8;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;105
10.2.9;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;106
10.2.10;REFERENCES;106
10.3;Chapter 6. Behavior Genetics of Aging;114
10.3.1;INTRODUCTION;114
10.3.2;QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES;115
10.3.3;MOLECULAR GENETICS;119
10.3.4;INTEGRATING TWIN AND MOLECULAR GENETIC APPROACHES;123
10.3.5;SUMMARY;125
10.3.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;125
10.3.7;REFERENCES;125
10.4;Chapter 7. Neuroplasticity, Aging, and Cognitive Function;130
10.4.1;INTRODUCTION;130
10.4.2;OVERVIEW OF AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR;131
10.4.3;THE SCAFFOLDING THEORY OF AGING AND COGNITION;133
10.4.4;EVIDENCE FOR EXPERIENCE-BASED CHANGES IN NEURAL FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS;134
10.4.5;FITNESS TRAINING AS A COGNITIVE INTERVENTION;137
10.4.6;CONCLUSIONS;137
10.4.7;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;138
10.4.8;REFERENCES;138
10.5;Chapter 8. Memory Changes and the Aging Brain: A Multimodal Imaging Approach;142
10.5.1;INTRODUCTION;142
10.5.2;MEMORY CHANGES IN AGING;142
10.5.3;LINKING MEMORY CHANGES IN AGING TO BRAIN CHANGES;143
10.5.4;MULTIMODAL APPOACHES TO THE COGNITION-BRAIN RELATION IN AGING;144
10.5.5;CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS;149
10.5.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;150
10.5.7;REFERENCES;150
10.6;Chapter 9. Age Differences in Complex Decision Making;154
10.6.1;INTRODUCTION;154
10.6.2;THE CONSTRUCTION OF PREFERENCES IN OLDER-ADULT DECISIONS;155
10.6.3;LESS PREFERENCE CONSTRUCTION IN FAMILIAR DECISIONS;156
10.6.4;THINKING AND FEELING OUR WAY THROUGH A COMPLEX WORLD;156
10.6.5;THE AFFECT REVOLUTION AND AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN THE INFLUENCE OF AFFECT;157
10.6.6;AGE DECLINES IN DELIBERATIVE ABILITIES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON DECISION MAKING;162
10.6.7;SELECTIVITY AND MOTIVATED USE OF DELIBERATIVE PROCESSES;165
10.6.8;LIMITATIONS;165
10.6.9;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;166
10.6.10;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;167
10.6.11;REFERENCES;167
10.7;Chapter 10. Cognitive Interventions;174
10.7.1;INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF REVIEW;174
10.7.2;VARIETIES OF COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS;175
10.7.3;WHAT WE KNOW AND THE HARD QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ASK;183
10.7.4;CONCLUSIONS;186
10.7.5;REFERENCES;186
11;Part 3: Social and Health Factors that Impact Aging;194
11.1;Chapter 11. The Relevance of Control Beliefs for Health and Aging;196
11.1.1;INTRODUCTION;196
11.1.2;BRIEF HISTORY AND CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCT OF CONTROL;197
11.1.3;AGE DIFFERENCES AND CHANGES IN CONTROL BELIEFS;198
11.1.4;SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS IN CONTROL BELIEFS;200
11.1.5;RELATION OF CONTROL BELIEFS TO AGING-RELATED DOMAINS;201
11.1.6;INTERVENTIONS TO MODIFY CONTROL BELIEFS;205
11.1.7;SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS;206
11.1.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;207
11.1.9;REFERENCES;207
11.2;Chapter 12. The Speedometer of Life: Stress, Health and Aging;212
11.2.1;INTRODUCTION;212
11.2.2;CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT OF STRESS PROCESSES;213
11.2.3;STRESSOR PATHWAYS TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING;213
11.2.4;CHANGES IN STRESS PROCESSES ACROSS MIDDLE AND LATER ADULTHOOD;214
11.2.5;INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STRESS PROCESSES;215
11.2.6;PHYSIOLOGY OF THE STRESS RESPONSE AND AGE-RELATED CHANGES;217
11.2.7;GENDER DIFFERENCE IN RESPONSES TO STRESS: TEND AND BEFRIEND;218
11.2.8;STRESS AGE AND COGNITIVE HEALTH;219
11.2.9;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;220
11.2.10;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;221
11.2.11;REFERENCES;221
11.3;Chapter 13. Health Disparities, Social Class, and Aging;228
11.3.1;INTRODUCTION;228
11.3.2;SES AND HEALTH;229
11.3.3;DISTRIBUTION OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS, ACUTE CONDITIONS, AND DISABILITY;232
11.3.4;BIOBEHAVIORAL EXPLANATIONS OF HEALTH DISPARITIES;233
11.3.5;THE ROLE OF GENETICS IN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH;234
11.3.6;NEW CHALLENGES;235
11.3.7;REFERENCES;235
11.4;Chapter 14. Relationships between Adults and their Aging Parents;240
11.4.1;INTRODUCTION;240
11.4.2;VARIABILITY IN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADULTS AND PARENTS;241
11.4.3;EXCHANGES OF SUPPORT BETWEEN ADULTS AND THEIR PARENTS;242
11.4.4;SUPPORT OF GROWN CHILDREN AND THE GENERATIONAL FLOW OF SUPPORT;242
11.4.5;CAREGIVING RELATIONSHIPS;244
11.4.6;EMOTIONAL QUALITIES OF TIES BETWEEN ADULTS AND PARENTS;244
11.4.7;WELL-BEING AND QUALITIES OF THE PARENT-OFFSPRING TIE;247
11.4.8;LESSONS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH;248
11.4.9;REFERENCES;250
11.5;Chapter 15. Intergenerational Communication Practices;254
11.5.1;INTRODUCTION;254
11.5.2;OVERACCOMMODATION;255
11.5.3;PROBLEMATIC ELDER-TO-YOUNG COMMUNICATIONS;261
11.5.4;COMMUNICATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS OF AGING;262
11.5.5;EPILOGUE;263
11.5.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;264
11.5.7;REFERENCES;264
11.6;Chapter 16. Age Stereotypes and Aging;270
11.6.1;INTRODUCTION;270
11.6.2;NATURE OF AGE STEREOTYPES;271
11.6.3;THE AGE STEREOTYPING PROCESS;273
11.6.4;SELF-STEREOTYPING AND ITS EFFECTS;277
11.6.5;CONCLUSIONS;279
11.6.6;REFERENCES;280
11.7;Chapter 17. Aging in the Work Context;284
11.7.1;INTRODUCTION;284
11.7.2;THE PROCESS OF AGING IN THE WORK CONTEXT;284
11.7.3;WORK AS AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT: THE EFFECT OF WORK EXPERIENCES ON ADULT DEVELOPMENT;285
11.7.4;AGING AND WORK OUTCOMES;288
11.7.5;FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AGING AND WORK: FURTHER TRAINING, ATTITUDES TOWARD OLDER WORKERS;289
11.7.6;THE TRANSITION INTO AND AFTER RETIREMENT;290
11.7.7;CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS;293
11.7.8;REFERENCES;293
11.8;Chapter 18. Wisdom, Age, and Well-Being;300
11.8.1;INTRODUCTION;300
11.8.2;DEFINITION OF AN ELUSIVE CONCEPT;300
11.8.3;WESTERN DEFINITIONS OF WISDOM;301
11.8.4;EASTERN DEFINITIONS OF WISDOM;302
11.8.5;CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS OF WISDOM;303
11.8.6;AGING AND WISDOM;303
11.8.7;WISDOM AND WELL-BEING;306
11.8.8;SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF WISDOM RESEARCH;308
11.8.9;REFERENCES;309
12;Part 4: Complex Behavioral Processes and Psychopathology of Aging;314
12.1;Chapter 19. Emotional Experience and Regulation in Later Life;316
12.1.1;INTRODUCTION;316
12.1.2;EMOTION AND EMOTION REGULATION;317
12.1.3;EMOTIONS RETAIN BASIC FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE ACROSS ADULTHOOD;317
12.1.4;REASONS FOR AGE-RELATED STRENGTHS IN EMOTION REGULATION;321
12.1.5;ATTENTION TO AND APPRAISALS OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE STIMULI;323
12.1.6;THREATS TO EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING;325
12.1.7;FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS;326
12.1.8;REFERENCES;327
12.2;Chapter 20. Psychopathology, Bereavement, and Aging;332
12.2.1;INTRODUCTION;332
12.2.2;A LIFE-SPAN MODEL OF RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN LATE-LIFE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;332
12.2.3;NORMAL AGING PROCESSES, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;334
12.2.4;MOOD DISORDERS IN LATER ADULTHOOD;334
12.2.5;RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION;336
12.2.6;ANXIETY DISORDERS IN LATER ADULTHOOD;337
12.2.7;SCHIZOPHRENIA AND RELATED DISORDERS;338
12.2.8;SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS IN LATER ADULTHOOD;338
12.2.9;BEREAVEMENT;339
12.2.10;SUMMARY;340
12.2.11;REFERENCES;341
12.3;Chapter 21. Assessment of Emotional and Personality Disorders in Older Adults;346
12.3.1;INTRODUCTION;346
12.3.2;MULTIMETHOD ASSESSMENT;346
12.3.3;GENERAL CLASSIFICATION ISSUES;347
12.3.4;ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL DISORDERS: DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY;347
12.3.5;ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS;350
12.3.6;PERSONALITY STABILITY VERSUS CHANGE ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN;351
12.3.7;THE IMPACT OF AGING ON THE EXPERIENCE AND PRESENTATION OF PDS IN LATER LIFE;352
12.3.8;MEASURES OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS;352
12.3.9;CONCLUSIONS;354
12.3.10;REFERENCES;355
12.4;Chapter 22. Neuropsychological Assessment of the Dementias of Late Life;360
12.4.1;OVERVIEW OF THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION;360
12.4.2;NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE OLDER ADULT;361
12.4.3;AGE-ASSOCIATED COGNITIVE AND BRAIN CHANGES;361
12.4.4;DEMENTIAS OF LATE LIFE;362
12.4.5;THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA;363
12.4.6;APPLYING NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN STUDIES OF COGNITIVE AGING;366
12.4.7;SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING DEMENTIA;366
12.4.8;SUMMARY;368
12.4.9;REFERENCES;369
12.5;Chapter 23. Family Caregiving for Cognitively or Physically Frail Older Adults: Theory, Research, and Practice;374
12.5.1;INTRODUCTION;374
12.5.2;STRESS AND COPING MODELS FOR CAREGIVING;375
12.5.3;EFFICACY OF INTERVENTIONS;377
12.5.4;CROSS-CULTURAL ISSUES AND CAREGIVING;378
12.5.5;ABUSE WITHIN THE CAREGIVING DYAD;380
12.5.6;STAGES OF CAREGIVING;380
12.5.7;CONCLUSIONS;382
12.5.8;REFERENCES;383
12.6;Chapter 24. Decision Making Capacity;388
12.6.1;INTRODUCTION;388
12.6.2;A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR CAPACITY ASSESSMENT;390
12.6.3;CONSENT CAPACITIES;392
12.6.4;EVERYDAY SKILL-BASED CAPACITIES;393
12.6.5;PLANNING FOR FUTURE INCAPACITY: CAPACITIES TO DESIGNATE AND DIRECT SURROGATES AND EXECUTORS;395
12.6.6;ASSESSMENT OF CAPACITY;396
12.6.7;FUTURE DIRECTIONS;397
12.6.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;397
12.6.9;REFERENCES;398
13;Author Index;402
13.1;A;402
13.2;B;403
13.3;C;405
13.4;D;407
13.5;E;408
13.6;F;409
13.7;G;409
13.8;H;411
13.9;I;413
13.10;J;413
13.11;K;413
13.12;L;415
13.13;M;417
13.14;N;419
13.15;O;419
13.16;P;420
13.17;Q;421
13.18;R;421
13.19;S;422
13.20;T;425
13.21;U;426
13.22;V;426
13.23;W;427
13.24;X;428
13.25;Y;428
13.26;Z;428
14;Subject Index;430
14.1;A;430
14.2;B;430
14.3;C;431
14.4;D;432
14.5;E;432
14.6;F;433
14.7;G;433
14.8;H;433
14.9;I;433
14.10;L;433
14.11;M;433
14.12;N;434
14.13;O;434
14.14;P;434
14.15;Q;434
14.16;R;434
14.17;S;435
14.18;T;435
14.19;V;436
14.20;W;436