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Aging and behavior : a comprehensive integration of research findings / Jack Botwinick.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Springer Publishing Company, ©1984.Edition: Third edition, updated and expandedDescription: viii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0826114431
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF724.55. A35.
Contents:
Contents: Preface to the third edition—1. Who are the aged?—2. Person-perception : stereotyping the elderly—3. Biological factors in longevity and survival—4. Psychological and social factors in longevity and survival—5. Well-being—6. Sexuality and sexual relations—7. Friends, family, and institutionalization—8. Pathological aging—9. Personality development : stability and change—10. Cautious behavior—11. Contact with the environment : the senses—12. Processing sense information—13. Slowness of behavior—14. Intelligence—15. Problem solving : forming concepts—16. Learning and memory : the encoding of information—17. Memory stores : storage and retrieval—18. Newer perspectives in learning-memory—19. Creativity and contribution—20. Research methods—21. Operational issues and special concerns in aging research—Index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University BF724.55.A35.B68 1984 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Daood Moosa. 3ACKU000531391
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Preface to the third edition—1. Who are the aged?—2. Person-perception : stereotyping the elderly—3. Biological factors in longevity and survival—4. Psychological and social factors in longevity and survival—5. Well-being—6. Sexuality and sexual relations—7. Friends, family, and institutionalization—8. Pathological aging—9. Personality development : stability and change—10. Cautious behavior—11. Contact with the environment : the senses—12. Processing sense information—13. Slowness of behavior—14. Intelligence—15. Problem solving : forming concepts—16. Learning and memory : the encoding of information—17. Memory stores : storage and retrieval—18. Newer perspectives in learning-memory—19. Creativity and contribution—20. Research methods—21. Operational issues and special concerns in aging research—Index.

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