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    Adult development & aging : biopsychosocial perspectives / Susan Krauss Whitbourne.

    • Title:Adult development & aging : biopsychosocial perspectives / Susan Krauss Whitbourne.
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    • Variant Title:Adult development and aging
    • Author/Creator:Whitbourne, Susan Krauss.
    • Published/Created:Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2005.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Gerontology.
      Older people--Psychology.
      Older people--Health and hygiene.
      Older people--Social conditions.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xiii, 561 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-524) and indexes.
    • ISBN:047145821X (cloth : alk. paper)
      9780471458210 (cloth : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Ch. 1. Themes and issues in adult development and aging
      Ch. 2. Models of development : nature and nurture in adulthood
      Ch. 3. study of adult development and aging : research methods
      Ch. 4. Physical and sensory changes in adulthood and old age
      Ch. 5. Health and prevention
      Ch. 6. Basic cognitive functions : information processing, attention and memory
      Ch. 7. Language, problem solving and intelligence
      Ch. 8. Personality and patterns of coping
      Ch. 9. Relationships
      Ch. 10. Work, retirement, and leisure patterns
      Ch. 11. Mental health issues and treatment
      Ch. 12. Treatment sites for chronic disorders in adulthood
      Ch. 13. Death and dying
      Ch. 14. Successful aging and creativity.
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