Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging : Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives.

Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging : Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives.

In Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging: Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives, Carolyn M. Aldwin and Diane F. Gilmer undertake the challenging task of assembling an objective and holistic picture of human aging. The authors provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary coverage of the physical aspects...

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Main Author: Aldwin, Dr. Carolyn M. M.
Other Authors: Gilmer, Dr. Diane F. F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2003
Subjects:
Aging.
Old age.
Aging
old age.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; 1
  • INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS IN AGING; SECTION I: DEMOGRAPHIC, THEORETICAL, AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES; 2
  • DEMOGRAPHY OF AGING; 3
  • THEORIES OF AGING; 4
  • UNDERSTANDING CHANGE IN AGING RESEARCH; 5
  • AGING OF THE SKIN AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; 6
  • AGING OF THE INTERNAL ORGAN SYSTEMS; 7
  • AGING AND THE REGULATORY SYSTEMS; 8
  • FUNCTIONAL HEALTH, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND QUALITY OF LIFE; SECTION III: PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING PHYSICAL HEALTH; 9
  • THE INTERFACE BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; 10
  • STRESS, COPING, AND HEALTH.
  • 11
  • SOCIAL SUPPORT, HEALTH, AND AGINGSECTION IV: AGING ACCELERATORS AND DECELERATORS; 12
  • WHAT IS OPTIMAL AGING?; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS.

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