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Carlsen, M. B. (1991). Creative aging: A meaning-making perspective. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. This book is unique in its blending of the theoretical and the practical. Attention is given to perspectives on aging, creativity definitions, and theoretical frameworks, therapies for aging creatively, and cognitive habits and cultural tendencies that interrupt creative aging.
Crake, F. I., & Salt house, T. A. (Eds.). (1992). The handbook of aging and cognition. Hills dale, NJ: L. Erlbaum Assocs. Presents reviews of the core topics of cognitive psychology (attention, memory, knowledge representation, reasoning and spatial abilities, and language) in relation to aging; applications of laboratory studies to real-life situations.
Fabrics, N., Harman, D., Knock, D. L., & Steinhagen-Thiessen, E. (Eds.). Physiopathological processes of aging: Towards a multi causal interpretation. New York: New York Academy of Sciences. Presents biomedical studies of the aging process, discussing the diversity of aging phenomena and mechanisms involved in aging rather than focusing on a "main cause" theory of aging.
Felton, B. J., & Reversion, T. A. (1990). The psychology of health: Issues in the field with special focus on the older person. In I. Parma, L. Poona, & I. Siegler (Eds.), ACCESS: Aging curriculum content for education in the social-behavioral sciences. New York: Springier. This module presents a current view of the psychology of health and aging. It describes the state of our knowledge in health psychology with a special focus on older people.
Fiasco, M., & Chiriboga, D. A. (1990). Change and continuity in adult life. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc. The authors present a wealth of information in which they assess stability and change in adult life. They draw on the findings of a study that examines the complex interplay of personality traits, gender, social factors, and stresses in shaping adult development.
Saxon, S. V., & Eaten, M. J. (1994). Physical change and aging: A guide for the helping professions (third Ed). New York: Tierces Press. This popular text on normal aging is useful. Neither superficial nor highly technical, it provides up-to-date and reliable information in straightforward language. Although the book focuses on the physical changes and common pathologies associated with aging, it also emphasizes their impact on psycho social behavior.
Timers, P. S. (Ed.). (1994). Physiological basis of aging & geriatrics (second Ed). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.This text represents an excellent overview of the aging process from a physiological viewpoint, examining all systems of the body and describing changes that occur with normal aging and in disease. Integrated aspects of aging are considered, and preventive and interventive measures for ensuring healthful aging are discussed.
Weal, R. A. (1992). The senescence of human vision. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. As the life expectancy of the human race continues to grow, the subject of ocular and visual aging is receiving a great deal of experimental attention. This book reviews existing knowledge regarding vision and aging, and it provides an excellent introduction to this growing field.
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