| Description |
xiv, 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Theoretical and methodological issues -- 1. Health psychology and aging : an introduction / Carolyn M. Aldwin, Crystal L. Park, and Avron Spiro III -- 2. Challenging assumptions about adult development : implications for the health of older adults / Sarit A. Golub and Ellen J. Langer -- 3. A developmental approach to psychosocial risk factors and successful aging / Cynthia A. Berg, Timothy W. Smith, Nancy J.M. Henry, and Gale E. Pearce -- 4. Methods in health psychology : relevance to aging / Heather Young and Peter Vitaliano -- 5. The relevance of a lifespan developmental approach to health / Avron Spiro III -- pt. 2. Biological issues -- 6. Psychoneuroimmunological processes in aging and health / Tara L. Gruenewald and Margaret E. Kemeny -- 7. The psychoneuroendocrinology of aging : anabolic and catabolic hormones / Elissa S. Epel, Heather M. Burke, and Owen M. Wolkowitz -- 8. Cardiovascular reactivity in older adults / Denise C. Cooper, Leslie I. Katzel, and Shari R. Waldstein -- pt. 3. Psychosocial issues -- 9. A lifespan approach to personality and longevity : the case of conscientiousness / Howard S. Friedman and Leslie R. Martin -- 10. Sense of control and health : a dynamic duo in the aging process / Marilyn Skaff -- 11. Coping, health, and aging / Carolyn M. Aldwin, Loriena A. Yancura, and Daria K. Boeninger -- 12. Health and psychological consequences of caregiving / Richard H. Fortinsky, Howard Tennen, Natalie Frank, and Glenn Affleck -- |
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13. Psychosocial stress, emotion regulation, and resilience among older adults / Mary C. Davis, Alex J. Zautra, Lisa M. Johnson, Kate E. Murray, and Heather A. Okvat -- 14. Optimizing social relationships as a resource for health and well-being in later life / Karen S. Rook, Shahrzad Mavandadi, Dara H. Sorkin, and Laura A. Zettel -- 15. Issues of diversity in health psychology and aging / Barbara W.K. Yee and David A. Chiriboga -- 16. Religious and spiritual issues in health and aging / Crystal L. Park -- pt. 4. Clinical issues - - 17. Self-regulation of health threats, affect, and the self : lessons from older adults / Howard Leventhal, Rachel Forster, and Elaine Leventhal -- 18. The role of clinical health geropsychology in the health care of older adults / Sara Honn Qualls and Charles C. Benight -- 19. Effects of changes in diagnostic thresholds on health care for older adults / Robert M. Kaplan -- 20. Health psychology and aging : moving to the next generation of research / Carolyn M. Aldwin, Crystal L. Park, and Avron Spiro III -- Author index -- Subject index. |
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Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Psychological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Clinical health psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Behavioral Medicine.
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Aged.
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Aging -- psychology.
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Attitude to Health.
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Health Behavior.
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Health Promotion.
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| Added Author |
Aldwin, Carolyn M.
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Park, Crystal L.
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Spiro, Avron, III.
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| ISBN |
9781593850579 alkaline paper |
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1593850573 alkaline paper |
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