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Life-Span Development, 8/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas - Dallas
Late Adulthood
Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Chapter Outline

  1. COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN OLDER ADULTS

      The Multidimentional, Multidirectional Nature of Cognition

        Cognitive Mechanics and Cognitive Pragmatics

        Sensory/Motor and Speed-of-Processing Dimensions

        Memory

        Wisdom

      Education, Work, and Health: Links to Cognitive Functioning

      Use It or Lose It

      Training Cognitive Skills

  2. WORK AND RETIREMENT

      Work

      Retirement in the United States and Other Countries

      Adjustment to Retirement

  3. THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS

      The Nature of Mental Health in Older Adults

      Depression

      Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

      Fear of Victimization, Crime, and Elder Maltreatment

      Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults

  4. RELIGION IN LATE ADULTHOOD








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