Ageing and development Book

Preface
Chapter One: Theory and Research on Ageing, Continued Development and Adaptation to Change
Part One: Normative Developmental Models of Ageing
Chapter Two: Theories of Adult Development: Midlife to Old Age Psychodynamic theories Jung — the midlife transition Erikson — developmental tasks of later adulthood Theories based on empirical investigation Levinson - the midlife transition in men’s lives Levinson — the midlife transition in women’s lives Other social developmental theories of ageing Disengagement, re-engagement and gerotranscendence Chapter Three: Research on Developmental Concepts of Ageing Generativity Measuring generativity Generativity as a feature of mid-life The relationship between generativity and well-being Wisdom Defining wisdom and its components Measuring wisdom Antecedents to wisdom: age, experience and personality Reminiscence and Life Review Types and functions of reminiscence Life review, its antecedents and associations Evaluative studies of reminiscence and life review
Part Two: Ageing and Adaptation
Chapter Four: Theories of Ageing and Adaptation Differential ageing Selective optimisation with compensation Shifting between assimilation and accommodation Socio-emotional selectivity theory The dynamic maturational model of attachment Chapter Five: Current Research Themes on Ageing and Adaptation Attitudes to ageing and older adults Beliefs for the self over time Attitudes towards own prospective old age Primary and secondary control strategies of adaptation The protective role of personal relationships Factors influencing well-being following spousal loss Changes in relationships over time Relationships within a cultural context Personal meaning and spirituality Conceptualising spirituality, religion and meaning Age, gender and racial differences in uses of religion and spirituality Religion, well-being and coping in later life
Part Three: Towards a Developmental Psychology of Advanced Old Age
Chapter Six: Key Concepts in the Study of Late Life When does advanced old age begin?
Is there a developmental psychology of late life?
The psychology of institutional care The self in late life: accommodation and self-transcendence Dementia: the negation of development?
Cognitive and personality change in dementia Understanding the experience of dementia Dementia and emotions Chapter Seven: Current Research on Development and Adaptation in Advanced Old Age Source of continuity of the self in late life Evidence for stability of core self descriptors Differences in self-definition between the young-old and old-old Changing sources of self-esteem with age Studies of person-environment congruence in institutional settings Need for autonomy in residential settings Identifying and fostering developmental features of the institutional care environment Dementia care and attachment Dementia, attachment and the strange situation Developing staff attitudes towards persons with dementia Chapter Eight: Concluding thoughts and suggestions for further reading
References
Index