Handbook of the psychology of aging

s:2379:"The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 7e, has been completely revised from the 6th edition. One third of the work consists of previous topics covered by new authors and entirely new topics form the other two thirds. Providing d comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the psychology of aging, it is intended as a summary for researchers and is also suitable as a high-level textbook for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses. The 24 chapters are organized into four sections: Part I û Concepts, Theory, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging; Part II Neuroscience, Cognition, and Aging; Part III û Social and Health Factors that Impact Aging; and Part IV Complex Behavioral Processes and Psychopathology of Aging. The 7th edition expands coverage of neuropsychology, with topics including how structural changes to the brain have cognitive consequences, the neuroplasticity of cognitive function, neuropsychological assessment of dementia, and executive functioning in cognitive aging. Additional new coverage focuses on other factors affecting psychological aspects of aging, including stress, sense of control, and socioeconomic class, along with new chapters on relationships and communication, and aging in the work context. Contributors to this volume represent the global research community, with contributors from Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the US. The Handbook will be of use to researchers and professionals working with an aging community, as well as being suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on the psychology of aging. K. Warner Schaie is Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. In addition to being the recipient of numerous awards for his work in gerontology, his a past president of the American Psychological Association Division of Adult Development and Aging and author of 300+ journal articles and chapters and 58 books on the psychology of aging. Sherry L. Willis is a professor at the University of Washington. In addition to being the recipient of numerous awards for her work in gerontology, she has edited 10+ volumes and authored 100+ publications in adult development, and is a past president of Division 20, Adult Development and Aging, American Psychological Association";