Behavior, Health, and Aging
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Behavior, Health, and Aging

  1. 278 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Behavior, Health, and Aging

About this book

A dramatic shift in the average age of the U.S. population and the increasing number of elderly Americans has introduced new and challenging healthcare dilemmas. This book addresses these issues with contributed chapters by the leading authorities in the field of behavioral medicine. It deals with health and healthcare needs of the elderly by considering basic changes that result from aging and some of the more specific problems that accompany it. Content highlights include a review of the basic tenets of genetics and molecular biology including some of the methods of looking at heritable differences in health and well-being. Quality of life concerns are addressed, including the differences between men and women, as well as other gender issues. Several chapters deal with the effects of aging on immunity. The latter part of the book emphasizes the psychosocial implications of aging on cardiovascular disease. Chronic illness among the elderly is also addressed.

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Yes, you can access Behavior, Health, and Aging by Stephen B. Manuck,Richard Jennings,Bruce Rabin,Andrew S. Baum in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & History & Theory in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Psychology Press
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780805834048
eBook ISBN
9781135664596
Edition
1
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
History & Theory in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Genetics and Aging
  8. 2 Quality Adjusted Life Expectancy for Men and Women in the United States
  9. 3 Aging Women, Getting Older, Getting Better?
  10. 4 Menoupause as a Turning Point in Midlife
  11. 5 Changes in the Immune System During Aging
  12. 6 Effect of Chronic Stress on Immune Function and Health in the Elderly
  13. 7 Neuroimmune Interactions: Implications for Aging and Immunosenescenceā€”Rodent Models
  14. 8 Immune Functions, Their Psychological Correlates, and Health
  15. 9 Negative Affect and the Disablement Process in Late Life: A Life-Span Control Theory Approach
  16. 10 Psychological Factors, Health, and Disease: The Impact of Aging and the Life Cycle
  17. 11 Coping with Chronic Illness Among the Elderly: Maintaining Self-Esteem
  18. 12 Sex, Psychosocial Stress, and Atherosclerosis: A Monkey Model
  19. 13 Comparative Effects of Age and Blood Pressure on Neuropsychological Test Performance: The Framingham Study
  20. 14 Uncertain Health Effects of Cholesterol Reduction in the Elderly
  21. Author Index
  22. Subject Index