Adulthood and Aging.

Autor/in	Thomas, Jeanne L.
Titel	Adulthood and Aging.
Quelle	(1992), (473 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-205-13377-0
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Adult Development; Adult Learning; Adults; Age Differences; Aging (Individuals); Career Choice; Career Development; Citizen Participation; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Processes; Creativity; Death; Developmental Stages; Employment; Family Relationship; Health; Health Services; Helping Relationship; Higher Education; Intelligence; Interpersonal Relationship; Learning Theories; Marriage; Memory; Mental Health; Parent Child Relationship; Personality Development; Personality Theories; Psychological Studies; Psychopathology; Psychotherapy; Research Methodology; Retirement; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Erwachsenwerden; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Aging; Altern; Berufsentwicklung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kreativität; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Dienstverhältnis; Gesundheit; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Helfende Beziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Ehe; Gedächtnis; Psychohygiene; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Personalilty development; Persönlichkeitsbildung; Persönlichkeitsentwicklung; Personality theory; Persönlichkeitstheorie; Psychopathologie; Psychotherapie; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Pensionierung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of development); changes in physical functioning throughout adulthood (changes in physical appearance, aging of major organs, longevity); health and health care throughout adulthood (general influences of physical health, health changes, health care); basic cognitive processes (age-related changes in sensation and perception, basic cognitive functioning, interventions); intelligence, wisdom, and creativity (views and psychometric studies of adult intelligence); learning and memory throughout adulthood (age differences in memory performance, education throughout adulthood); personality change and stability (personality measurement and psychometric research; psychopathology and psychotherapy: mental health problems in old age; love and marriage throughout adulthood; relationships between generations: affection and interaction; and death and dying. Each chapter includes a summary, list of key terms, and suggestions for further reading. Appended is information on statistical tools commonly used in development research. The bibliography lists 1,072 references. (MN)
Anmerkungen	Allyn and Bacon, 160 Gould Street, Needham Heights, MA 02194.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01