Foreword to the Fifth Edition. 1. What is Ageing? 2. Measuring Intellectual Change in Later Life. 3. Ageing and Memory. 4. Ageing and Language. 5. Ageing, Personality and Lifestyle. 6. Mental Health in Later Life. 7. Problems in Measuring the Psychological Status of Older People. 8. Dying, Death and Bereavement. 9. What is the Future of Ageing? Appendix I: Basic Anatomy of the Nervous System. Appendix II: Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence. Appendix III: Basic Psycholinguistic Concepts. Appendix IV: The later career of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Glossary. References. Index.
Fifth edition of the key textbook on the psychological process of ageing
Ian Stuart-Hamilton is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Glamorgan, Wales. He has over thirty years' research experience in a wide variety of psychological techniques and settings. The Psychology of Ageing is now translated into 16 languages, and was awarded a British Medical Association Book of the Year award in the Geriatric Medicine section in 2008.
Praise for the fifth edition:
'The Psychology of Ageinghas over the years proved itself to be a
solid and workman-like general introduction to the psychological
problems of growing older... I will continue to recommend this book
to psychology students and trainees, as a very sound basic
text.'
*International Psychogeriatrics*
(...) a most helpful guide in this challenging area of ageing. It
enables us to have a clearer understanding of the questions and
approaches to the psychology of ageing.
*Plus*
Praise for the fourth edition:
'The Psychology of Ageing provides a comprehensive overview of the
area. It covers a broad range of issues that are central to anyone
interested in psychology and ageing. It starts with a discussion of
what constitutes older age and the neuronal underpinning of ageing,
and moves to examining theories and research in the various domains
of ageing. The book clearly (and correctly) makes the point that
ageing is not just general slowing and cognitive decline (as is
often portrayed), but that cognitive ageing is a complex
interaction of individuals and their environment. Even though the
book is introductory, it points to the deeper issues and problems
in this field. The topics are well introduced and the book has a
Glossary of Technical Terms at the end... The Psychology of Ageing
is a very good introductory book... is easy to read and is an
effective overview.'
*Age and Ageing*
The Psychology of Ageing is a solid and workmanlike general
introduction to both schools of thought on the problems of growing
older, and can be recommended as a basic textbook for students and
trainees.
*Journal of Mental Health*
The psychology of ageing is somewhat a rarity in academic texts. So
I was grateful to Ian Stuart-Hamilton for eloquently and skilfully
introducing the reader to the world of psycho gerontology, through
the adoption of a cognitive perspective where research and comment
are interweaved to provide a highly readable and detailed
perspective of this area... This text is an invaluable resource for
psychologists, clinicians, nurses and anyone with an interest in
gerontology, through the author's accessible writing style and
balanced literature selection.
*The Psychologist*
It is refreshing to see a book interested in the minds of older
people as this client group are often overlooked, writes Noelle
Blackman. This research-based approach has been written very much
with the undergraduate psychology student in mind. As such it is
packed full of research and is a very good resource.
*Community Care*
An extremely accessible and comprehensive account of what is
currently known about the psychology of ageing. From the definition
of ageing through the measurement of intellectual change, memory,
language, personality and lifestyle, mental illness and the
difficulties with measuring psychological status in older people,
this book triumphs in its clarity and depth. The final chapter
entitled 'What is the future of ageing?' is a very salient essay on
the dangers of stereotyping older people.
*British Journal of Occupational Therapy*
This is a well established and accessible textbook now completely
revised in an expanded fourth edition. Each chapter has been
updated to reflect current thinking. There is a glossary of
technical term, as well as being fully indexed.
*New Literature in Old Age*
Now in it's 5th edition, The Psychology of Ageing is a great
introduction for students and for those about to enter into a field
of work involving older adults... Overall this book is a good
resource: the first port of call for anyone with a clinical,
sociological or psyhological interest in ageing.
*Journal of Mental Health*
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