The Aging Individual: Physical and Psychological Perspectives / Edition 2

by Susan Krauss Whitbourne PhD

Overview

Continuing in the tradition of the first edition, Whitbourne's identity process model serves to integrate the physiological with a psychological perspective. The effects of physical changes on the individual are examined in terms of identity, as well as the impact of identity on the interpretation of these changes. The preventive and compensatory steps that indiviuduals can take to offset the aging process are explored as well.

As with the first edition, a major strength of this text is the author's illumination of complex biological concepts in a clear and accessible style. The Second Edition includes new material focusing on demographic statistics, chronic diseases, the biopsychosocial perspective, and succesful aging. This edition also features new charts, tables, and figures to highlight the text. This is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of psychology, gerontology, and social work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826193612
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/10/2002
Edition description:	New
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.28(h) x 1.01(d)

About the Author

Susan Krauss Whitbourne, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
• Models of Identity and the Aging Process
• Who Are the Aged?
• How Aging is Studied
• Aging of Appearances and Mobility
• Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
• Physiological Control Systems I: Digestive, Excretory and Endocrine Systems
• Physiological Control Systems II: Reproductive, Autonomic, and Immune Systems
• Dementia and Normal Age Changes in the Brain
• Chronic Diseases and Health
• Sensory and Perceptual Processes
• Concluding Observations: Identity and the Biopsychosocial Perspective Revisited
References
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The Aging Individual is a thought provoking blending of physiology and psychology. Ideally, students in the rehabilitation specialties would have the benefit of such integration at the beginning of their studies. For clinicians, this book offers substantial evidence and many worthwhile observations. It is exceptionally well written and deserves the attention of clinicians who interact with older people."
---Joan E. Edelstein, MA, PT,FISPO

"The Aging Individual provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and realistic overview of aging. In an easy-to-read and understandable manner, Dr. Whitbourne conveys the basic concepts, methods, theories, and facts regarding the interplay between psychological and physiological processes. She should be congratulated on her accomplishment."--Ronald P. Abeles, PhD, President, APA Division (20) on Adult Development and Aging

Editorial Reviews

With its coverage of both the biology and the psychology of aging, the volume is admirably positioned to present topics that bridge physiological and psychological systems, and some portions of the book compellingly demonstrate their exacerbatrion of aging processes, as well as the vitalizing role played by appropriate aerobic exercise.

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