Handbook of the Psychology of Aging

Contributors and Editors
Foreword
Preface
About the Editors
Pt. 1 Concepts, Theory, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging
1 History of Geropsychology
2 Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research on Aging
3 Longitudinal Studies in Aging Research
4 Methodological Issues in Behavioral Intervention Research with
the Elderly
5 The Genetics of Behavioral Aging
Pt. 2 Biological and Social Influences on Behavior
6 Aging and the Human Nervous System
7 Age-Related Cognitive Change and Brain-Behavior Relationships
8 Health Risk Behaviors and Aging
9 Environmental Influences on Aging and Behavior
Pt. 3 Behavioral Processes and Psychological Functions
10 Changes in Vision and Hearing with Aging
11 Understanding the Role of Attention in Cognitive Aging
Research
12 Speed and Timing of Behavioral Processes
13 Age-Related Declines in Motor Control
14 Aging and Memory: Cognitive and Biological Perspectives
15 Language Production and Comprehension
16 Emotions over the Life Span
17 Social Relations: An Examination of Social Networks, Social
Support, and Sense of Control
18 Gender and Aging: Gender Differences and Gender Roles
19 Personality and Aging: Flourishing Agendas and Future
Challenges 20 Wisdom and Creativity
21 Mental Health and Aging at the Outset of the Twenty-First
Century
Pt. 4 Behavior in Social Contexts
22 Technological Change and the Older Worker
23 Elder Abuse and Victimization
24 Quality of Life and the End of Life
Author Index
Subject Index