Psychology of ageing Books
Octopus Publishing Group You Know You're Having a Midlife Crisis When...
Book SynopsisYou know you're having a midlife crisis when... ... all your clothes are made of leather - including your pyjamas. Have you taken a sudden liking to bodycon clothing that's three sizes too small? Are you considering a sexier upgrade to your car or even your partner? Try not to panic: it's only a midlife crisis. And besides, attempting to recapture your youth can be a lot of fun! Who said there's anything wrong with growing old disgracefully?
£6.99
Octopus Publishing Group You're Never Too Old to...: Over 100 Ways to Stay
Book SynopsisPeople often say that you should "act your age", but what do they know? This sourcebook of delightful ideas and uplifting quotes will tempt you to try something new every day, whether it's dancing all night, laughing till dawn or watching the sunrise. Go on, go wild - you might like it!
£6.64
Lexington Books Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult
Book SynopsisThis book uses life-course longitudinal data collected from a national probability sample of respondents over a span of nearly three decades to examine the impact of multiple forms of exposure to violence in adolescence on a broad range of outcomes in adulthood. The forms of adolescent exposure to violence include general violence victimization, parental physical abuse, witnessing parental violence, and exposure to neighborhood violence. The adult outcomes include adult educational attainment, employment, marital status, income and wealth, mental health, life satisfaction, illicit and problem substance use, general violence victimization and perpetration, intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration, and arrest. The results demonstrate the complex pattern of how the different forms of exposure to violence in adolescence have varying effects on different types of adult outcomes, and matter differently for females and males. Based on these results, implications for theory, policy, and future research are considered.Table of ContentsPrefaceDedication & AcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Adolescent Exposure to Violence Chapter 2 Study Design and Sample CharacteristicsChapter 3 Distribution of Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult OutcomesChapter 4 Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult Socioeconomic StatusesChapter 5 Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult Mental HealthChapter 6 Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult Substance UseChapter 7 Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult General Violence Victimization and PerpetrationChapter 8 Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and PerpetrationConclusion: Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Adult Outcomes – Implications for Theory and PracticeReferences
£80.10
Berghahn Books Remaking the Human: Cosmetic Technologies of Body
Book Synopsis The technological capacity to transform biology - repairing, reshaping and replacing body parts, chemicals and functions – is now part of our lives. Humanity is confronted with a variety of affordable and non-invasive 'enhancement technologies': anti-ageing medicine, aesthetic surgery, cognitive and sexual enhancers, lifestyle drugs, prosthetics and hormone supplements. This collection focuses on why people find these practices so seductive and provides ethnographic insights into people’s motives and aspirations as they embrace or reject enhancement technologies, which are closely entangled with negotiations over gender, class, age, nationality and ethnicity.Trade Review “This is a brilliant collection of essays about recent trends on body modifications and bodily performances… this is a great example of how anthropology can move on, addressing new issues while keeping grounded on the overarching questions of free-will and social determinations, resources and inequalities.” • Cristiana Bastos, University of Lisbon “The book presents a timely and serious interdisciplinary analysis of contemporary body modification practices located in diverse cultural contexts. A range of topics/practices are covered and the importance of an intersectional frame is emphasized throughout. It constitutes an original contribution to a field dominated by health-focused and psychological accounts.” • Brendan Gough, Leeds Beckett UniversityTable of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: The Uncanny Aesthetics of Repairing, Reshaping, and Replacing Human Bodies Alvaro Jarrín and.Chiara Pussetti PART I: REPAIR Chapter 1. Ideologies of Repair in Erectile Dysfunction Treatment and “Men’s Health” Medicine Emily Wentzell Chapter 2. Repairing Sexual Ageing: Italian GPs’ Discourses in the Viagra Era Raffaella Ferrero Camoletto Chapter 3. Repairing the Body and Improving the Nation: Corrective Plastic Surgeries for Protruding Ears in Brazil Marcelle Schimitt Chapter 4. The Itinerant Beauty Brigade: Repairing Social Fractures Through the “Apapacho Estético” Eva Carpigo PART II: RESHAPING Chapter 5. Shaping the European Body: The Cosmetic Construction of Whiteness Chiara Pussetti Chapter 6. Reshaping Masculinities and the Beauty Industry in Colombia Alejandro Arango-Londoño Chapter 7. Reshaping and Hacking Gendered Bodies: Gay Bears and Pro-Independence Catalan Militants Begonya Enguix Grau Chapter 8. Remaking (Post)human Bodies in the Anthropocene: Bioart Practices Christine Beaudoin PART III: REPLACEMENT Chapter 9. Can You See the Real Me? Cyborg, Supercrip or Simply a Lover of Sport P. David Howe and Carla Filomena Silva Chapter 10. Unfixing Blindness: Retinal Implants and Negotiations of Ability in Postsocialist Russia Svetlana Borodina Chapter 11. Learning Through Apps: The Replacement of Offline Cis-female Bodies with Digital Pregnancies and Menstruations Daniela Tonelli Manica, Marina Fisher Nucci and Gabriela Cabral Paletta Chapter 12. Remaking Desires and Femininities: Testosterone “Replacement” for Treating Women’s Sexuality in Brazil Fabíola Rohden Afterword: Beyond the Flesh Lenore Manderson Index
£89.10
Berghahn Books At Home in a Nursing Home: An Ethnography of
Book Synopsis Focusing on contemporary ideas about how aged care is provided, this book poses the question: How can people who are aged and frail live out the final phase of their lives with dignity? In seeking answers, the author examines what it means to be ‘at home’ in residential care in a novel and compassionate way. In an ethnographic study of how elderly residents can be given the right care, this book provides a new route into the bodily realities of ageing. It is a vital contribution to the search for alternative approaches to aged care provision.Trade Review “This is a really good, in fact vital, contribution to our understanding of aged care. This is an opinion enhanced in part by the political context, at least in Australia, in which aged care is being discussed. In this country, which has an aging population and inadequate quality and quantity of aged care facilities, an opportunity exists to ask different kinds of questions – one of which might be about being at home in an institutional home”. • Simone Dennis, Università di BolognaTable of Contents List of Illustrations Foreword Tim Ingold Acknowledgements Prologue: Aged Care in Australia: Current Crisis and Context Introduction: Becoming at Home through Right Care Part I: Walking Chapter 1. Watching Each Step Chapter 2. Beyond Wandering Chapter 3. Walking out of the Freeze Chapter 4. Living in the Tension Between Walking and Not Walking Part II: Care Chapter 5. Care as Multiplicities Chapter 6. Caring at the Threshold of Life and Death Conclusion: Becoming Ethical through Care Epilogue Afterword Philip B. Stafford Glossary References Index
£89.10
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Conversations in Later Life
Book SynopsisAn accessible exploration of the potential of psychology in general, and relational approaches in particular, to help us understand issues of later life, makes sense of anxiety and distress in advancing years, and optimise adult development and aging.
£29.95
Taylor & Francis Ltd Memory, Aging and the Brain: A Festschrift in
Book SynopsisThis book brings together some of the best known experts in their fields to offer a cross-disciplinary summary of current research on human memory. More than this however, the book pays tribute to the work of Lars-Göran Nilsson and his many contributions to the psychology of human memory.The book is divided into three subsections: General Issues in Human Memory, Memory and Aging, and Memory and the Brain. These sections represent the three cornerstones in Lars-Göran's scientific career and comprise contributions from senior collaborators, colleagues and former students.Areas of discussion include: long-term and working memory: how do they interact? an epidemiological approach to cognitive health in aging the cognitive neuroscience of signed language Covering a broad range of topics, Memory, Aging and the Brain will be of great interest to all those involved in the study and research of human memory.Trade Review"Memory, Aging and the Brain presents well-documented research that is a valuable contribution to science. The publication will be of greatest interest to those involved in the research of human memory." - Christen Smith, Gallaudet University, USA, in Activities, Adaptation & Aging"This text has assembled some of the most accomplished scientists in the neurosciences and the result is a thorough, well written, authoritative text on memory in the aging brain. The chapters are a pleasure to read and will undoubtedly prove to be a valuable contribution to science." - Robert J. Spencer, Psychology Service, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System & Linas A. Bieliauskas, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan. "Memory, Aging and the Brain presents well-documented research that is a valuable contribution to science. The publication will be of greatest interest to those involved in the research of human memory." - Christen Smith, Gallaudet University, USA, in Activities, Adaptation & Aging"This text has assembled some of the most accomplished scientists in the neurosciences and the result is a thorough, well written, authoritative text on memory in the aging brain. The chapters are a pleasure to read and will undoubtedly prove to be a valuable contribution to science." - Robert J. Spencer, Psychology Service, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System & Linas A. Bieliauskas, Department of Psychiatry, University of MichiganTable of ContentsPart 1. Introduction. Bäckman, Nyberg, Introduction. Part 2. Memory. Baddeley, Long-term and Working Memory: How Do They Interact? Roediger III, Zaromb, Memory for Actions: How Different? Magnussen, Greenlee, Baumann, Endestad, Visual Perceptual Memory. Mäntylä, Remembering In Time: Cognitive Control of Time Keeping. Tulving, How Do Brains Detect Novelty? Part 3. Aging. Craik, Bialystok, Bilingualism and Aging: Costs and Benefits. Herlitz, Lovén, Thilers, Rehnman, Sex Differences in Episodic Memory: The Where but Not the Why. Dixon, An Epidemiological Approach to Cognitive Health in Aging. Lövdén, Decline-Induced Plastic Changes of Brain and Behavior in Aging. Bäckman, Nyberg, Dopamine, Cognition, and Human Aging: New Evidence and Ideas. Part 4. The Brain. Öhman, Post-Traumatic Fear Memories: Analyzing a Case-Study of a Sexual Assault. Brand, Markowitsch, Environmental Influences on Autobiographical Memory: The Mnestic Block Syndrome. Rönnberg, Rudner, Foo, The Cognitive Neuroscience of Signed Language: Applications to a Working Memory System for Sign and Speech. Näätänen, Kreegipuu1, The Mismatch Negativity (MMN) as an Index of Different Forms of Memory in Audition. Lind, Nyberg, Imaging Genomics: Brain Alterations Associated with the APOE Genotype.
£123.50
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Connecting through Music with People with
Book SynopsisFor people with dementia, the world can become a lonely and isolated place. Music has long been a vital instrument in transcending cognitive issues; bringing people together, and allowing a person to live in the moment. Connecting through Music with People with Dementia explains how a caregiver can learn to use melody or rhythm to connect with someone who may be otherwise non-responsive, and how memories can be stimulated by music that resonates with a part of someone's past. This user-friendly book demonstrates how even simple sounds and movements can engage people with dementia, promoting relaxation and enjoyment. All that's needed to succeed is a love of music, and a desire to gain greater communication and more meaningful interaction with people with dementia. The book provides practical advice on using music with people with dementia, and includes a songbook suggesting a range of popular song choices and a chapter focusing on the importance of caregivers looking after themselves as well as the people they care for.Suitable for both family and professional caregivers with no former experience of music therapy, and for music therapy students and entry level professionals, this accessible book will lay bare the secrets of music therapy to all.Trade ReviewSome publications cannot help but be straightforward - Rio's title provides adequate information, and perhaps more importantly, acknowledges that utilizing music is not necessarily the exclusive right of the qualified and certified music therapist. Anyone genuinely interested in therapeutic dementia care can take heart from its being "suitable for both family and professional caregivers with no former experience of music therapy". -- Journal of Mental HealthA book which can help by offering practical singing and music-making ideas and insights is a valuable, much needed resource. This straightforward and practical "self-study" book can certainly play a part in improving quality of life and interaction with others with the advice and support it offers to its aimed readership of professional and family caregivers, as well as music therapy students and practitioners. -- Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music EducationThe book is easy to read and written in a format suitable for those new to this area of work... I would consider it a useful book for music therapy students and those working in residential and day care settings with its range of examples, checklists and guidance. -- Social Care and Neurodisability... the book provides compelling arguments as to why and how carers might use music-making to improve the day-to-day lives of those for whom they are caring...The book maps out a means of enriching the lives of people with dementia and those of their carers and is recommended for carers who have avoided using music because they do not feel qualified. -- Australian Journal of AgeingThe world can be isolated and lonely for people with dementia, and music has become key in bringing people together. Robin Rio's CONNECTING THROUGH MUSIC WITH PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA: A GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERS shows how simple sounds and movement can engage such people, promote relaxation and enjoyment, and break down barriers. After reviewing these connections, caregivers are given a series of music exercises to follow. A fine pick for any library covering dementia care. -- The Midwest Book ReviewRio is a great enthusiast and shows how we can and do connect through music of all sorts - rhythms and movements, sounds and songs. Encourage your staff to sing with the residents; we've all got music in us. -- Standards for PracticeThis comprehensive book is easy to read and guides an inexperienced reader through the process of introducing and using music with people with dementia. -- COTSS PLD NewsletterTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction. 2. All You Need to Know About Music. 3. Singing and Choosing Songs. 4. Making a Connection. 5. Putting What You Know to Use. 6. Stimulating and Relaxing Music Choices. 7. Memory and Associations. 8. Caring for Yourself. Songs. References Appendix: Song List, Recording Artists and Resources
£21.24
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Young People Leaving Care: Supporting Pathways to
Book SynopsisThe journey to adulthood is a big step for all young people. However, for young people leaving care it may be far more difficult, coping with major changes in their lives and at a younger age, especially if they lack preparation and support.Young People Leaving Care explores the journey from care to adulthood through the main challenges these young people face: in being in settled accommodation, in fulfilling their potential in education, employment or training, and in achieving and maintaining good health and a positive sense of wellbeing. For each of these pathways, the book provides a comprehensive review of relevant research, how young people might be best supported, and how the services they receive have the potential to increase resilience and boost their chances of enjoying a fulfilled life as a young adult.This is an essential book for all those who work with young people from care, including social workers, personal advisers, counsellors, teachers, policy makers, researchers and students in the field of child welfare.Trade ReviewThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the needs of care leavers and the services needed to support them to enhance their outcomes. It is a helpful resource for any professional involved with care leaver. -- PSW (Professional Social Work)Young people Leaving Care. Supporting Pathways to Adulthood is not the first book to be published on the subject but with Mike Stein as the author it is one of the Best. -- Young Minds MagazineIt is a useful book that covers important practical considerations for young people leaving care. It is full of interesting examples and discusses relevant and current research in a meaningful way. -- Gloria Pottor, "Open" Magazine for OU, the Fostering NetworkThis book maps out the journey that young people take when leaving the care system... I would suggest that it is read by anyone working with young people in or from care. It should be used as a key resource for highlighting some of the challenges that we face during early adulthood when our support from children services has been withdrawn... It provides a comprehensive review of the development of policies in England; at the same time, it also highlights the needs of the most vulnerable young people to leave the care system and suggests ways in which professionals can promote their successful transitions into adulthood. -- Áine Rose Kelly, doctoral student at the Rees Centre & care leaver * REES Centre Newsletter *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. 1. Introduction. Part 1. Setting the Context. 2. The Making of Leaving Care Law and Policy, 1948 – 2012. 3. The Organisation of Leaving Care Services. Part Two. Pathways to Adulthood. 4. Being in Settled, Safe Accommodation. 5. Careers and Accommodation. 6. Homelessness, Housing Outcomes and Leaving Care Services. 7. School Education: Laying the Foundations for Future Careers. 8. Further and Higher Education, Training and Employment. 9. Health and Well-Being. 10. Young People Needing More Support. Part 3. Conclusion. 11. A Journey of Ideas. 12. Promoting Resilience. Appendix 1. Figure: Needs Assessment and Content of Pathway Plans for Relevant and Former Relevant Children. Appendix 2. Planning for Education, Training and Careers. References. Index.
£26.59
Jessica Kingsley Publishers The Psychology of Ageing: An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an important new chapter on death, dying and bereavement has been added. Providing a comprehensive overview of the psychological processes of ageing, the text examines what constitutes older age, and presents the latest theory and research in a variety of domains, including intellectual change in later life; ageing and memory; ageing and language; ageing, personality and lifestyle; and mental health and ageing. Consideration is given to the problems inherent in measuring the psychological status of older people, and the author looks to the future to answer the question “what will constitute 'being old'?” This new edition is essential reading for all those working or training to work with older people, and a key text for students.Trade ReviewPraise 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. -- PlusPraise 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 AgeingThe 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 HealthThe 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 PsychologistIt 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 CareAn 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 TherapyThis 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 AgeNow 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. -- Emma Claire Palmer, Section of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, King's College, London * Journal of Mental Health *Table of ContentsForeword 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.
£31.34
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Introduction to the Psychology of Ageing for
Book SynopsisWhether you provide care for older people, or you are simply interested in ageing, this complete primer on the psychology of ageing explains the key issues clearly and concisely. Beginning with explanations of ageing, life expectancy and demographics, it goes on to discuss the aspects of ageing that have the most impact on people's lives. From changes in intelligence and personality to mental health and sexuality, the author explains the psychology involved and focuses on the points that have most impact on people's lives. Drawing on the latest findings in the field, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the subject.The book will be a key resource for anyone interested in what happens as we age, as well as social workers, care workers, nurses, medical professionals.Trade ReviewProf Stuart-Hamilton has expertly crafted this easily accessible introduction to the psychology of ageing. His keen use of everyday terminology blends comprehensible prose with core concepts to open the field to interested novices seeking to expand their understanding or indeed enter into the world of psycho-gerontology. He addresses some of the main issues in the field with an equal and balanced evidence-based approach, no doubt an excellent entry level book for international bookshelves. -- Dr Paul Nash, Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea UniversityA knowledge of the psychology of ageing is crucial to understanding the implications for us all of living in an ageing society. This book admirably fulfils its aim of providing a lively introduction to the subject. Not only is the author an acknowledged expert on ageing, he also writes in a highly readable and memorable style. -- Peter G. Coleman, Emeritus Professor of Psychogerontology, University of Southampton, UKStuart-Hamilton (developmental psychology, Univ. of Glamorgan, Wales) has written an accessible, user-friendly, and exceptionally helpful book. Despite the fact that aging is one of the only truisms in the world, family members are often left to their own devices in terms of understanding the aging of loved ones. A respected authority on the subject, Stuart-Hamilton is an excellent choice for crafting a book that demystifies and simplifies what is known about this topic from the psychological literature. He successfully challenges the layperson perception that aging is about large, systemic, and general declines in cognitive performance--change is broad and encompassing. For example, in discussing reaction time he looks at differences between "simple reaction time" and "choice reaction time," demonstrating that though age-related declines do occur, they are not necessarily as systemic or dramatic as general perceptions suggest. A valuable resource for those who work with family members of aging individuals, or are interested in exploring this subject. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. -- CHOICE MagazineTable of ContentsForeword. 1. Some Basic Information about Ageing. 2. Intelligence. 3. Memory. 4. Language. 5. Ageing, Personality and Lifestyle. 6. Mental Health in Later Life. References.
£18.99
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Older Adults:
Book SynopsisBased on extensive clinical research, this book sheds new light onto how Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) can be used with older adults as an effective complementary intervention, identifying specific ways in which MBSR programmes can be adapted and fine-tuned to meet the needs of this group. Presenting robust new evidence to support the efficacy of MBSR as a holistic therapeutic approach, the author draws interesting and original conclusions about its positive impact on older people's psychological and spiritual wellbeing, physical health, neuropsychological performance, attitudes towards death and dying and overall quality of life. The lived experiences of older adults taking part in an MBSR programme provide rich first-hand insights into the therapeutic process, and the author draws valuable conclusions about ethical considerations and the responsibilities and personal transformation of the MBSR facilitator. Professionals involved in delivering mindfulness-based interventions to older adults, including psychologists, counsellors, spiritual directors and physicians, will find this to be essential reading. It will also be of interest to students, academics and researchers wishing to keep abreast of the latest research and developments in the MBSR field.Trade ReviewIn this book, Carla Martins presents a brilliant and clear summary of the field of mindfulness as applied to older adults and how it might serve as a complementary and holistic approach to augment physical and emotional well-being, stimulate cognitive performance and creativity, provide tools to deal with loss and daily life with more awareness, to foster personal development and serve as a means to dive deeper into understanding who we are as individual beings as we age. The book weaves together the rigor of clinical science and the wisdom of deep reflection to offer a text that will be of benefit to many - not only for those working with older adults, but for all those seek to explore how mindfulness can change the way they relate to the aging process, moment by moment. -- from the foreword by Shauna Shapiro, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University and co-author of Mindful Discipline and The Art and Science of MindfulnessWe are living longer, but how might we live better? Martins explores this question in her thoughtful and multifaceted study of an MBSR group for well elders. Not surprisingly, both qualitative and quantitative data support improvements for group members in well-being, physical health, spirituality and cognition. Weaving theories on aging, Buddhist philosophy and physical and cognitive sciences, Martins provides texture and context for her research and offers an important prototype for working with the growing population of older adults and their unique experience. -- Lucia McBee, Author, Mindfulness Based Elder CareThis research work, groundbreaking in its execution, shows how mindfulness-based interventions with older people should be integrated into health promotion in order to foster active ageing. Mindfulness is established as a non-pharmacological treatment that allows practice to take the form of person-centred care. Carla's research shows how health treatment is more than merely clinical results. Her work makes us look upon ourselves to transform the mind and, incidentally, gives meaning to the new 21st century Geriatrics. -- Domingo J. Quintana Hernández Ph.D., Neuropsychologist and Associate Professor at the International University of La Rioja, SpainTable of ContentsForeword by Shauna Shapiro, Ph.D. Preface. 1. Mindfulness and MBSR. Meditation and Mindfulness. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Mindfulness and Spirituality. MBSR and Older Adults. Mindfulness: Psychological Perspectives. Buddhist Perspectives. Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity. Older Adults. Summary. Older Adults and Life Meaning. Dying and Death. Death Attitudes in Old Age. Grief and Bereavement in Old Age. Summary. Conclusion. 2. Methodology. Integral Inquiry Method. Participants. Procedure. 3. Quantitative Results. Participants' Characteristics. Sample: Differences between CG and TG. Mindfulness. Compassion. Decentering. Wellbeing. Psychological Symptoms. Quality of Life. Physical Health/Symptoms. Death Perspectives. Spirituality. Neuropsychological Performance. Summary of Quantitative Results. 4. Qualitative Results. Individual Depictions. Global Results. Summary of Results. 5. Mixed-Method Results. 6. Integral Results. Change – Openness Versus Resistance to Change. Wisdom. Life Meaning. Adaptation. 7. Discussion. Interpretations and Conceptualisation of Findings. Delimitations and Limitations. Applications and Implications of the Study. Summary and Conclusions. Appendix A: Description of Quantitative Measures. Appendix B: Interview Protocol. Appendix C: Treatment of Data. Appendix D: MAAS Statistical Results. Appendix E: FFMQ Statistical Results. Appendix F: SCS Statistical Results. Appendix G: EQ Statistical Results. Appendix H: SWLS Statistical Results. Appendix I: PANAS Statistical Results. Appendix J: PWBS Statistical Results. Appendix K: POMS Statistical Results. Appendix L: PSS Statistical Results. Appendix M: WHOQOL Statistical Results. Appendix N: WHOQOL Statistical Results. Appendix O: SHCI Statistical Results. Appendix P: Death Perspectives Statistical Results. Appendix Q: SWBQ Statistical Results. Appendix R: Working Memory Index Statistical Results. Appendix S: Processing Speed Index Statistical Results. Appendix T: Memory Statistical Results. References. Subject Index. Author Index.
£31.34
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Positive Psychology Approaches to Dementia
Book SynopsisHow can positive psychology approaches help us to understand the process of adjustment to, and living well with dementia?As accounts of positive experiences in dementia are increasingly emerging, this book reviews current evidence and explores how psychological constructs such as hope, humour, creativity, spirituality, wisdom, resilience and personal growth may be linked with wellbeing and quality of life in dementia. Expert contributors from a range of academic and clinical backgrounds examine the application of positive psychological concepts to dementia and dementia care practice. The lived experiences of people with dementia are central to the book, and their voices bring life to the ideas explored, highlighting how positive experiences in dementia and dementia care are possible.Trade ReviewIn this brilliant benchmark work, the insights of Positive Psychology are finally examined in the lives of those who experience dementia. Positive Psychology focuses on a set of character strengths that contribute to human flourishing, but it has never been applied to deeply forgetful people. Herein we find chapters that for the first time carefully examine the experience of dementia with regard to well-being, hope, humor, creativity, resilience, spirituality and wisdom. No, this is above all NOT in the least bit pollyannaish. People with dementia really do draw on these strengths as they navigate their predicament, and they do so surprisingly deep into their illness. Building on the tradition of Tom Kitwood, Steven Sabat, and myself, this book shows us with unmistakable clarity and good science that there is a deeper and more hopeful way of looking at the person underneath dementia that we often miss. This book is a work of genius. All who care about the dignity of deeply forgetful people should read with excitement! I can assure the reader that this is a bold, necessary and compelling new pathway for future research and for sensitive caring. Bravo on a well-researched field-creating book! -- Stephen G. Post, PhD, Author of The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease and Founding Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics, Stony Brook University School of MedicineWhilst not underestimating the challenges dementia throws at the individual, this book highlights the crucial benefits of positive approaches in helping us to face those very challenges, as opposed to the medical view which is often very negative. -- Wendy Mitchell, living with dementia and blogger at Which Me Am I TodayTable of ContentsForeword by Christine Bryden. Preface. 1. Ageing, Health and Positive Psychology. Elspeth Stirling, Clinical Psychologist, UK. 2. A Positive Psychology Approach to Dementia. Dr Chris Clarke, Research Tutor, Department of Psychological Health and Wellbeing, University of Hull, UK, Dr Emma Wolverson, Academic and Research Tutor, Department of Psychological Health and Wellbeing, University of Hull and Professor Esme Moniz-Cook, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Center of Dementia Research and Practice, University of Hull. 3. Wellbeing in Dementia. Dr Alison Phinney, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Canada. 4. Hope and Dementia. Emma Wolverson and Chris Clarke. 5. Humour and Dementi. Chris Clarke and Helen Irwin, University of Hull. 6. Resilience and Living Well with Dementia. Phyllis Brady Harris, Ph.D., Professor and Chairperson, Department of Sociology, Director of Aging Studies, John Carroll University, USA. 7. Growth. Emma Wolverson and Kirsty M. Patterson, University of Hull. 8. Creativity and Dementia. John Killick. 9. Spirituality and Wisdom. Andrew Norris and Professor Bob Woods, Director, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Bangor University, UK. 10. Positive Psychology and Relational Dementia Care: Creating an 'Enriched Environment'. Tony Ryan and Mike Nolan. 11. Positive Experiences in Dementia Caregiving. Dr Catherine Quinn, REACH: The Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health, School of Psychology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK. Index.
£25.64
Octopus Publishing Group Suddenly Senior: The Funny Thing About Getting
Book Synopsis'You know you're getting old when you can pinch an inch on your forehead.'John MendozaYou might be getting a bit thin on top, plump at the middle and creaky around the knees, but that doesn't mean you've forgotten how to enjoy yourself! This collection of witty quotations, light-hearted yarns and cheerful jokes will help you chalk that last 'senior moment' down to experience, forget the grey hairs and the twinges, and celebrate getting older with a smile on your face and a twinkle in your wrinkle.
£14.50
Indigo Dreams Publishing Sageism: How to be an Older Woman
Book Synopsis
£8.54
PCCS Books Living Well and Dying Well: Tales of counselling
Book SynopsisOlder people rarely feature in counselling literature, and the very old barely at all. Helen Kewell seeks to address this often overlooked topic with a vibrant collection of resonant case studies describing her encounters with some of the old and very old clients with whom she has worked as a counsellor. Woven into these accounts are her personal reflections on how working with these clients has changed her and contributed to her own growth as a counsellor and as a human being. She also describes the theoretical and philosophical works that have influenced her practice - looking to humanistic, existentialist and person-centred approaches to guide her in this largely uncharted territory. Among the people described in this book, we meet Maggie, for whom death is very close and whose day-to-day experiencing is insular, private and diminished to one room and a few hours of wakefulness. We meet Kate, for whom reawakened feelings from long ago and the challenge to strongly held beliefs prove too much to face. We meet Bobby, who valiantly engages in reassessing and reconstructing his life narrative and through this finds some release, and Susan, who finds herself facing life transitions much earlier than expected and learns to transcend her circumstances and find a new way of living. And last, we meet Tom who, despite the loss of all he holds dear, manages also to transcend his circumstances and face death on his own terms. Helen's aim in this book is to use story-telling about real people living real lives to inspire others to consider this work as possible, necessary and meaningful. Who is this book for?The book will appeal to practising counsellor and psychotherapists, particularly those from humanistic traditions and specialising in bereavement and palliative care settings, and more widely to anyone - professionals and care workers alike - working with elderly people in a caring or therapeutic capacity, in the residential and nursing care sectors and the voluntary sector. It will also be of interest to trainee counsellors, general and mental health nurses, occupational therapists and GPs, and to trainers.Trade Review`Helen's approach to counselling older adults is humanising, compassionate, and relationally deep. This unique text brings to life the reality and the potential of working with this client group. An invaluable read for counsellors and psychotherapists working in this field.' Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling Psychology, University of Roehampton.Table of ContentsForeword by Emmy van Deurzen; Introduction; 1. How to say goodbye - Maggie; 2. Rewriting narratives - Bobby; 3. Keeping up appearances - Joan; 4. Her indoors - Kate; 5. The dolls' house - Alice; 6. So long and thanks for the fish - Cliff; 7. Finding Frankl - Susan; 8. Waiting for the Southsea bus - Tom; Conclusion.
£17.04
Scribe Publications The Power of Discord: why the ups and downs of
Book SynopsisHow can we create more meaningful and intimate connections with our loved-ones? By using moments of discord to strengthen our relationships, explains this original, deeply researched book. You might think that perfect harmony is the defining characteristic of a good relationship, but the truth is that human interactions are messy, complicated, and confusing. The good news, however, is that we are wired to deal with this from birth — and even to grow from it and use it to strengthen our relationships, according to renowned psychologist Ed Tronick and paediatrician Claudia Gold. Scientific research — including Dr Tronick’s famous ‘Still-Face Experiment’ — has shown that working through mismatch and repair in everyday life helps us form deep, lasting, trusting relationships; resilience in times of stress and trauma; and a solid sense of self in the world. This refreshing and original look at our ability to relate to others and to ourselves offers a new way for us to think about our relationships, and will reassure you that conflict is both normal and healthy, building the foundation for stronger connections. Trade Review‘This profoundly wise book sets out how the dance of connection and disconnection with attachment figures molds our nervous system, our emotional lives, our sense of self, and our ability to dance in tune with others. When we miss each other is when we truly learn to turn, reach, and connect. There are no slick tips for perfect relationships with your kids or lovers here. Just a deep understanding of how the imperfections of life and love can make us strong.’ -- Sue Johnson, author of Hold Me Tight‘In this fabulous book, which everyone must own, Ed Tronick and Claudia Gold give all of us a scientifically-based compass for negotiating the messiness of social interaction. Rather than searching for perfection, in this book they teach us that it is the messiness and the mistakes we inevitably make as parents, friends, and lovers, and the repair of our mistakes that really matters. For in repair we ‘co-create a new meaning,’ and relationships thrive and proceed, full of life and good enough. Get this book!’ -- John Gottman, author of Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work‘Lively and riveting — Human connections have the power to heal by engaging us in a new set of moment-to-moment mismatches ... as long as we are open to repair and reconnect.’ -- Dr Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score‘A brilliant overview of our contemporary relational landscape that argues that what people — both children and adults — need most is the messiness of real relationships, with their conflicts, partial resolutions, and imperfect efforts at repair. In trying to make these things work, we practice attention, connection, and listening. We practice our humanity. We learn to put technology in its place. A book for thinking and for practical action. A must-read.’ -- Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together: why we expect more from technology‘Our relationships with attachment figures are often innately ‘messy’ and filled with discord as mismatches rupture the attuned, resonant alignments that are possible in our relational world. The reconnection established in the mismatch-repair process illuminated in this important work enables us to develop resilience in the face of the inevitable disconnections in these important self-defining close connections in our lives. This wise book will help many to reframe such ruptures as opportunities rather than troublesome burdens, painful yet important challenges that can actually afford us the interactive reconnection experiences that serve as the foundation for flourishing in life.’ -- Dr Daniel J. Siegel, author of Mindsight, and clinical professor at UCLA School of Medicine‘The Power of Discord reveals the secrets to forming deep, lasting, trusting relationships; developing resilience in times of stress and trauma; and nourishing a solid sense of yourself in the world. The book, which naturally begins with the parent-child relationship, offers the key to unlocking better connections with romantic partners, family, friends and colleagues alike.’ -- Hannah Van Sickle * The Berkshire Edge *
£15.29
Exisle Publishing The Wisdom Years: Unleashing Your Potential in
Book Synopsis
£9.49
Spry Publishing LLC Dr. Moyad's Guide to Male Sexual Health: What
Book SynopsisThere is perhaps no medical topic that is discussed less than male sexual health. True that it is the basis of countless tasteless jokes, but seldom is the subject approached in a frank and understandable fashion. Renowned expert on male sexual health and complementary medicine, Dr. Mark Moyad provides men with the "look under the covers" that they have been searching for. What factors contribute to erections and what can a man do as he ages to promote a healthy sex life? What is the connection between diet, health, and sexuality? Are there true aphrodisiacs? What about the testosterone replacement therapy that commercials tout? Are there supplements that actually work to enhance male sexual function? Dr. Moyad takes an unvarnished and candid look at all the topics that men and their partners have wondered about and answers the questions that they have been afraid to ask.
£11.39
Peter E. Randall Lovable: How Women Can Heal Their Sensitive
Book SynopsisDo you often feel nervous, irritable or stressed, or suffer with chronic anxiety or depression? Maybe you feel uncomfortable around people, insecure in your relationships or you are not worthy of love and belonging. Women who feel this way will relate to the compelling personal and client stories in Lovable. These stories illustrate the unseen emotional wounding experienced by young girls and the life-time of emotional distress it causes for them as adult women. Lovable provides unique holistic healing strategies for these chronic emotional health issues to inspire and empower women to truly heal.The first third of this book illustrates childhood emotional neglect through personal and client stories. The second third illustrates the resulting maladaptive coping strategies developed in adulthood. The last third of the book provides a holistic healing plan to help women overcome these wounds so they can live and love as their true selves.Do you often feel nervous, irritable or stressed? Have you suffered with chronic anxiety or depression? Maybe you have difficulty feeling comfortable around most people or secure in your relationships. You might even believe deep down that you are not worthy of love and belonging. You are not alone. Women who feel this way will relate to the compelling personal and client stories in Lovable. These stories illustrate the unseen emotional wounding experienced by young girls and the lifetime of emotional distress it causes for them as adult women. Lovable gives you unique holistic healing strategies for these chronic emotional health issues. You will feel empowered and supported on your journey to truly healing these wounds. Lovable is for women who feel as though they are playing a role in life rather than living as their authentic selves. Most likely they were raised by emotionally immature, detached or unpredictable parents resulting in stunted development of their true identity. These women are unaware that this is the underlying cause of their limiting beliefs about their worthiness of love and attention. The first third of this book illustrates childhood emotional neglect through personal and client stories. The second third illustrates the resulting maladaptive coping strategies developed in adulthood. The last third of the book is dedicated to healing these wounds. It provides a holistic healing plan with well-researched psychological and spiritual healing practices. These include simple mind/body therapies, emotional healing techniques and self-love practices to use daily. Lovable is a guidebook for helping women learn to live and love as their true selves.
£18.99
BOA Editions, Limited On the Shores of Welcome Home
Book SynopsisIn this Isabella Gardner Award-winning collection of poems, Bruce Weigl meditates on the ghosts and the grace one encounters in life’s second act. A celebrated poet and veteran of the Vietnam War, Weigl offers a nuanced sense of aging as a departure and death as a returning home. With a sage’s eye for mindfulness and a soldier’s longing for the country where he served, Weigl’s poems reveal the long scars left by Vietnam and the new possibilities one encounters in the wake of life-altering experiences.
£21.24
Scribe Us When I Grow Up: Conversations with Adults in
Book Synopsis
£17.00
Simon & Schuster Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of the world’s legendary artists and bestselling author of The Creative Habit shares her secrets—from insight to action—for harnessing vitality, finding purpose as you age, and expanding one’s possibilities over the course of a lifetime in her newest New York Times bestseller Keep It Moving.At seventy-eight, Twyla Tharp is revered not only for the dances she makes—but for her astounding regime of exercise and nonstop engagement. She is famed for religiously hitting the gym each morning at daybreak, and utilizing that energy to propel her breakneck schedule as a teacher, writer, creator, and lecturer. This book grew out of the question she was asked most frequently: “How do you keep working?” Keep It Moving is a series of no-nonsense mediations on how to live with purpose as time passes. From the details of how she stays motivated to the stages of her evolving fitness routine, Tharp models how fulfillment depends not on fortune—but on attitude, possible for anyone willing to try and keep trying. Culling anecdotes from Twyla’s life and the lives of other luminaries, each chapter is accompanied by a small exercise that will help anyone develop a more hopeful and energetic approach to the everyday. Twyla will tell you what the beauty-fitness-wellness industry won’t: chasing youth is a losing proposition. Instead, Keep It Moving focuses you on what’s here and where you’re going—the book for anyone who wishes to maintain their prime for life.
£16.12
Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers Primaerprozess, Emotionen Und Beziehungsmuster in
Book SynopsisBei dieser Arbeit handelt es sich um eine explorative Studie über Imaginationen. Das Erkenntnisinteresse betrifft die Frage, wie in Imaginationen unbewusste und vorbewusste Beziehungsmuster bearbeitet und neue Erlebnis- und Verhaltensmöglichkeiten erprobt werden können. Untersucht wird, ob Imaginationen den Primärprozess aktivieren und wieweit in ihnen Emotionen und Beziehungsmuster positiver ablaufen als in Wacherzählungen. Im empirischen Teil der Arbeit werden die Hypothesen anhand von 20 Tagträumen von 12 Probandinnen und Probanden untersucht.
£50.94
De Gruyter Personal Leadership in the Age of No Retirement
Book SynopsisWe are living longer and often healthier lives than ever before in history. Shouldn't our work lives adapt to this new era of longevity? By introducing a sustainable personal leadership development approach that is fit for purpose in this era, Personal Leadership in the Age of No Retirement addresses the inevitable shift in societal attitudes towards work, health, wellbeing, and expectations around retirement and helps individuals to effectively navigate the coming years of their lives. The book provides a model that is flexible, inclusive, and individualised. The authors, experts in organisational psychology and management, emphasise the need for recalibration of personal leadership goals and actions for sustainable and fulfilling working lives. The book's scientific research insights combined with the relatable examples and practical exercises will help mid-career business executives, professionals, and the general reader reflect on their career journey to date and adapt their personal developmental needs in light of new aspirations and realities so they can plan purposeful and meaningful actions to unlock the next chapter successfully.
£22.80
Kohlhammer Entwicklungspsychologie Des Erwachsenenalters
Book Synopsis
£20.61
Kohlhammer Gerontologie - Einfuhrung Und Geschichte
Book Synopsis
£25.60
Kohlhammer Das Lange Leben Leben - Aber Wie?:
Book Synopsis
£17.10
Kohlhammer Gesund Alterwerden: Wunsche, Fakten,
Book Synopsis
£19.80
Kohlhammer Zukunftsvisionen Des Alters: Fragen Und Antworten
Book Synopsis
£19.80
Kohlhammer Schlaf Im Alter: Leistungen, Storungen, Losungen
Book Synopsis
£19.95
Kohlhammer Wo Wollen Wir Alt Werden?: Wie Wir Unsere Stadte
Book Synopsis
£21.60
Kohlhammer Leben in Wachsenden Ringen: Sinnerfulltes Alter
Book Synopsis
£18.70
Herbert & Cie Lang AG, Buchhandlung Antiquariat Persoenlichkeitsentwicklung ALS Lebenslanger
Book SynopsisPhänomene wie Lebenskrisen, Scheidungen oder Fragen der Erwachsenenbildung lassen eine psychische Entwicklung des Menschen auch im Erwachsenenalter vermuten und lenken das Interesse auf eine Psychologie des Lebenslaufes. Neuere Untersuchungen über Prozesse, Lernvorgänge und Entwicklungen im Erwachsenenalter gewähren Einsicht in die Veränderbarkeit der menschlichen Psyche. So wird die Persönlichkeit nicht als eine Struktur, die nach Abschluss der Kindheit im wesentlichen vollendet ist, sondern als ständig neue Entwicklungsmöglichkeit gesehen. Dadurch tritt der prozessuale Charakter der Persönlichkeit in Erscheinung und es gilt, den immer vorhandenen Veränderungsmöglichkeiten Rechnung zu tragen. Progressionen, Regressionen und Individuationsvorgänge sind Elemente eines Entwicklungsprozesses, der eher zwischen Polen alterniert als einem einzigen Ziel zustrebt.
£23.84
Peter Lang AG Kindheit Und Mystik Im Mittelalter
Book SynopsisDiese Untersuchung stellt einen Beitrag zur Geschichte der Kindheit dar. Es werden die Kindheiten und Phantasien von deutschen mittelalterlichen Mystikerinnen und Mystikern untersucht. Autobiographische Texte und zeitgenössische biographische Beschreibungen des Lebens dieser Religionsvirtuosen bilden die Grundlage der 17 Einzelfallrekonstruktionen. Mystiker erleben in religiösen Visionen und Auditionen geradezu körperlichen Kontakt mit Phantasmen, erleiden Traumen und Verzückungszustände, sie kasteien und beschädigen ihre Körper. Dieses mystische Erleben wird rekonstruiert, wobei die Verbindung zur Kindheit des jeweiligen Mystikers untersucht wird. Zur Erklärung mystischer Phantasien wird ein psychodynamisches Modell von Erlebnisstrukturen ausgearbeitet und empirisch überprüft. Die Entstehung von mystischem Erleben beruht auf traumatischen Kindheitserfahrungen so die Hypothese, die in dieser Arbeit vertreten wird.
£50.94
Peter Lang AG Der Einsatz von Aufstellungsarbeit in der
Book SynopsisAufstellungsarbeit birgt großes Potenzial für die Konfliktklärung und nimmt eine immer bedeutender werdende Rolle in der Mediation ein. Die Autorinnen gehen der Frage nach, wie Aufstellungsarbeit das Methodenwerkzeug der Mediation unterstützen und ergänzen kann. Für eine praktikable Umsetzung des Einsatzes fehlten bislang eine Bündelung von Ausübungsformen und ihre theoretischen Verankerungen. Anhand von Anwendungsbeispielen zeigt dieses Buch in vergleichender Perspektive die Bandbreite von Einsatzmöglichkeiten und stellt eine Verbindung zu den theoretischen Grundlagen her. Dabei nimmt sich die Forschung den Gründen, Herausforderungen und Grenzen der Kombination von Aufstellungsarbeit und Mediation an.
£28.21
Peter Lang AG Mentale Fitness im Golf: Sportpsychologische
Book SynopsisMentale Fitness spielt im (Hoch-)Leistungssport eine entscheidende Rolle, auch im Freizeitsport wird diesem Faktor zunehmend Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Ergänzend zu den sportartübergreifenden Überlegungen aus dem Band Mentale Fitness im Tennis finden sich spezifische psychologische Hinweise für aktive Golfspielerinnen und Golfspieler jeglichen Leistungsniveaus, die ihre mentale Fitness verbessern wollen. Die wesentlichen Aspekte werden anschaulich auf den Punkt gebracht, zudem werden viele praktische Übungen zur Steigerung der individuellen mentalen Fitness vorgestellt. Das Werk basiert auf den Ergebnissen wissenschaftlicher empirischer Forschung und langjähriger Erfahrungen des Autors in der sportpsychologischen Beratung von Golfspielerinnen und Golfspielern aus dem Nachwuchs- und professionellen Bereich.
£20.85
Peter Lang AG Psychologie in Koeln: Ein Fach und ein Institut
Book Synopsis
£86.90
Transcript Verlag A Senior Moment: Cultural Mediations of Memory
Book SynopsisAgeing and Memory are two cultural processes that establish their own relationships with time. They affect our ways of living, in the present, and for a future, as we move through life. This book focuses on the cultural mediations of ageing and memory, teasing out their complex and largely unpredictable relationships and interconnections. Its overall purpose is to explore different practices, commodities, daily routines, sounds, images and technologies that configure memory and ageing and shape our experiences of living in time and with time. By covering a variety of phenomena, from biopics, music by elderly, and artefacts among other, this edited collection considers the cultural stuff that ageing and memory are made of and interconnected in singular ways, for and by particular people, in specific socio-historical locations.
£36.54
Editorial Terracota Cuando el da llega a su fin
Book Synopsis
£14.95
Aarhus University Press Geropsychology: The Psychology of the Ageing
Book Synopsis
£30.00
Marshall Cavendish International Longevity in Singapore
Book SynopsisBy 2030, one in four Singaporeans will be aged 65 or older. The ageing population will affect all levels and arenas of Singapore society; individuals, families, and even organisations. The financial implications of this demographic transition have been a key concern for the government. Against the above backdrop, this book seeks to achieve the following. Firstly, to provide readers with a better understanding of the physical and psychological changes and illnesses as they age. Secondly, it looks at the infrastructure and tools to enable seniors to age-in-place as well as the necessary support and training for family and caregivers. The third aim highlights how and why we need to integrate older workers fully into the workplace, as well as the changes needed to attain this goal. Finally, this book emphasises that ageing should not be seen in a negative light and that there are vast opportunities and dividends that could result from longevity in the 21st century. Ultimately, the goal of
£16.14
Nova Science Publishers Inc Pearls of Wisdom: From the Mouths of the Elderly
Book Synopsis
£113.59
