The journey of adulthood / / Barbara R. Bjorklund

• Autore: Bjorklund Barbara R.
• Pubblicazione: Harlow, England : , : Pearson Education, Limited, , [2015]; ©2015
• Edizione: Eighth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (457 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 155.6
• Soggetto topico: Adulthood-Psychological aspects; Aging-Psychological aspects; Adulthood
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Overview of Adult Development -- Basic Concepts in Adult Development -- Sources of Change -- Normative Age-Graded Influences -- Normative History-Graded Influences -- Nonnormative Life Events -- Sources of Stability -- Genetics -- Environment -- Interactionist View -- A Word About "Age -- Setting the Course: Some Guiding Perspectives -- Life-Span Developmental Psychology Approach -- Bioecological Model of Development -- Developmental Research -- Methods -- Measures -- Analyses -- Designs -- A Final Word -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 2: Aging and Physical Changes -- Theories of Primary Aging -- Oxidative Damage -- Genetic Limits -- Caloric Restriction -- A Word on Theories of Primary Aging -- Physical Changes During Adulthood -- Outward Appearance -- The Senses -- Bones and Muscles -- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems -- Brain and Nervous System -- Immune System -- Hormonal System -- Changes in Physical Behavior -- Athletic Abilities -- Stamina, Dexterity, and Balance -- Sleep -- Sexual Activity -- Individual Differences in Primary Aging -- Genetics -- Lifestyle -- Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Group -- Can We "Turn Back the Clock" of Primary Aging? -- An Overview of the Physical Changes in Adulthood -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 3: Health and Illness -- Mortality Rates and Causes of Death -- Morbidity Rates, Disease, and Disability -- Common Health Conditions -- Disability -- Self-Ratings of Health -- Specific Diseases -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Cancer -- Diabetes -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Living with Age-Related Diseases and Disabilities -- Mental Disorders -- Anxiety Disorders -- Mood Disorders -- Impulse Control Disorders -- Substance Abuse Disorders -- Treatment of Mental Health Disorders -- Nonmedical Solutions. ; Assistive Technology -- Assistance Animals -- Individual Differences in Health -- Lifestyle -- Gender -- Socioeconomics, Race, and Ethnicity -- Personality and Behavior Patterns -- Genetics -- Developmental Origins -- The Road to Good Health -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 4: Aging and Cognitive Changes -- Intelligence -- Age Changes in Overall Intelligence -- Components of Intelligence -- Reversing Declines in Intellectual Abilities -- Memory -- Short-Term and Working Memory -- Declarative and Nondeclarative (Procedural) Memory -- Prospective Memory -- Slowing Declines in Memory Abilities -- Memory in Context -- Decision Making and Problem Solving -- Individual Differences in Cognitive Change -- Health -- Genetics -- Demographics and Sociobiographical History -- Schooling -- Intellectual Activity -- Physical Exercise -- Subjective Evaluation of Decline -- Cognitive Assistance -- Medication Adherence -- Social Networking -- E-Readers and Electronic Games -- Safe Driving -- Review of Cognitive Changes over the Adult Years and a Search for Balance -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 5: Transformation of Social Roles -- Social Roles and Transitions -- Gender Roles and Gender Stereotypes -- Social Roles in Young Adulthood -- Leaving (and Returning) Home -- Becoming a Spouse or Partner -- Becoming a Parent -- Social Roles in Middle Adulthood -- The Departure of the Children: The Empty Nest -- Gender Roles at Midlife -- Becoming a Grandparent -- Caring for an Aging Parent -- Social Roles in Late Adulthood -- Living Alone -- Becoming a Care Receiver -- Social Roles in Atypical Families -- Lifelong Singles -- The Childless -- Divorced (and Remarried) Adults -- The Effect of Variations in Timing -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 6: The Dynamics of Social Relationships. ; Theories of Social Relationships -- Attachment Theory -- The Convoy Model -- Socioemotional Selectivity Theory -- Evolutionary Psychology -- Intimate Partnerships -- Establishing an Intimate Relationship -- Successful Marriages -- Cohabitation and Marriage -- Same-Sex Partnerships -- Relationships with Other Family Members -- General Patterns of Family Interaction -- Parent-Child Relationships in Adulthood -- Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships -- Relationships with Brothers and Sisters -- Friendships in Adulthood -- Friendship Networks -- Pets as Friends -- Facebook Friends -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 7: Employment and Retirement -- The Importance of Work in Adulthood -- Super's Theory of Career Development -- Gender Differences in Career Patterns -- Selecting a Career -- Theories of Career Selection -- The Effects of Gender -- Family Influences -- The Role of Genetics -- Age Trends in Work Experience -- Job Performance -- Job Training and Retraining -- Job Satisfaction -- Work and Personal Life -- Work and the Individual -- Work and Marriage -- Work and Parenthood -- Work and Caregiving for Adult Family Members -- Household Labor -- Retirement -- Preparation for Retirement -- Timing of Retirement -- Reasons for Retirement -- Effects of Retirement -- Alternatives to Full Retirement -- A Concluding Note -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 8: Personality: Continuity and Change -- Personality Structures -- Personality Traits and Factors -- Differential Continuity -- Mean-Level Change -- Intra-Individual Variability -- Continuity, Change, and Variability Coexist -- What Do Personality Traits Do? -- Explanations of Continuity and Change -- Genetics -- Environmental Influences -- Evolutionary Psychology Explanations -- Cultural Differences -- Summing Up Personality Structure. ; Theories of Personality Development -- Psychosocial Development -- Ego Development -- Mature Adaptation -- Gender Crossover -- Positive Well-Being -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 9: Meaning and Spirituality -- Why a Chapter on the Quest for Meaning? -- The Study of Age-Related Changes in Meaning Systems -- Changes in the Quest for Meaning -- Religion, Spirituality, and Health -- Theories of Spiritual Development -- Development of Moral Reasoning -- Development of Faith -- Integrating Meaning and Personality: A Preliminary Theoretical Synthesis -- A Synthesizing Model -- Stages of Mystical Experience -- The Process of Transition -- Commentary and Conclusions -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 10: Stress and Coping with Stress -- Stress, Stressors, and Stress Reactions -- Types of Stress -- Effects of Stress -- Physical Disease -- Mental Health Disorders -- Individual Differences in Stress-Related Disorders -- Stress-Related Growth -- Coping with Stress -- Types of Coping Behaviors -- Social Support -- Personality Traits and Coping -- Resilience -- Reactions to Trauma -- Individual Differences in Resilience -- Resilience in Military Combat and Deployment -- A Final Word on Stress and Resilience -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 11: Preparing for the End of Life -- Achieving an Understanding of Death -- Meanings of Death -- Death Anxiety -- Accepting the Reality of One's Eventual Death -- The Process of Death -- Stages of Reactions to Death -- The Importance of Farewells -- Individual Adaptations to Dying -- Choosing Where to Die -- Choosing When to Die -- After Death Occurs: Rituals and Grieving -- Ritual Mourning: Funerals and Ceremonies -- The Process of Grieving -- Living and Dying: A Final Word -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 12: A Life Well Lived. ; Themes of Adult Development -- Emerging Adulthood (Ages 18 to 24) -- Young Adulthood (Ages 25 to 39) -- Middle Adulthood (Ages 40 to 64) -- Older Adulthood (Ages 65 to 74) -- Late Adulthood (Age 75 and Older) -- Variations in Successful Development -- Individual Differences in Quality of Life -- Other Measures of Life Success -- A Model of Adult Growth and Development: Trajectories and Pathways -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Glossary -- Credits -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Applies Successful Aging to Adult Development Journey of Adulthood, 8/e by Barbara R. Bjorklund discusses the aspects of "successful aging," covering growth and development from emerging adulthood to old age. The author combines new and classic research as well as first person experience of adult development. This title helps students understand the development of adults as they leave adolescence and move through their adult years until the end of life. Comprised of both large longitudinal studies and major theories of adult development as well as smaller studies of diverse groups, students will see the influences of gender, culture, ethnicity, race, and socioeconomics background on this journey. &nbsp.
• Titolo autorizzato: The journey of adulthood
• ISBN: 1-292-06549-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154800703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Always learning.