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245 00 $aUnderstanding well-being in the oldest old /$cedited by Leonard W. Poon, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axvi, 392 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gPart I.$tTheory: New Horizons in Well-Being Research:$g1.$tToward new directions in the study of well-being among the old-old /$rLeonard W. Poon and Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;$g2.$tFrom ageless self to selfless age: towards a theoretical turn in gerontological understanding /$rHaim Hazan;$g3.$tThe pursuit of happiness: alternative conceptions of subjective well-being /$rDov Shmotkin;$g4.$tThe shifting baseline theory of well-being: lessons from across the aging spectrum /$rJiska Cohen-Mansfield;$g5.$tThe model of developmental adaptation: implications for understanding well-being in old-old age /$rPeter Martin, Neha Deshpande-Kamat, Leonard W. Poon, and Mary Ann Johnson --$gPart II.$tParadise Lost: Between Trauma and Happiness:$g6.$tDoes trauma linger into old-old age: using the Holocaust experience as a paradigm /$rDov Shmotkin, Amit Shrira, and Yuval Palgi;$g7.$tThe impact of life events on the oldest old /$rPeter Martin, Grace da Rosa, and Leonard W. Poon;$g8.$tPosttraumatic stress disorder and its treatment at late life /$rLee Hyer and Catherine A. Yeager --$gPart III.$tPathways and Gatekeepers: Moderating, Mediating, and Proximal Processes:$g9.$tImpact of resources on successful adaptation among the oldest old /$rMaurice MacDonald and Jinmyoung Cho;$g10.$tNutrition and well-being /$rMary Ann Johnson, Dorothy Hausman, Peter Martin, Leonard W. Poon, Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, and Adam Davey;$g11.$tCognitive functioning and vitality among the oldest old: implications for well-being /$rJennifer A. Margrett, Benjamin T. Mast, Maria C. Isales, Leonard W. Poon and Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;$g12.$tSocial relationship and well-being in very late life /$rHoward Litwin;$g13.$tSpirituality and religiosity connections to mental and physical health among the oldest old /$rAlex J. Bishop;$g14.$tThe impact of leisure activity and innovation on the well-being of the very old /$rGalit Nimrod --$gPart IV.$tSignposting Paradise: Measurement of Well-Being:$g15.$tCulture and meaning: strategies for understanding the well-being of the oldest old /$rChristine L. Fry and Charlotte Ikels;$g16. The will to live as an indicator of well-being and predictor of survival in old age /$rSara Carmel;$g17.$tThe measurement of life satisfaction and happiness in old-old age /$rAlex J. Bishop and Peter Martin;$g18.$tLate-life psychotherapy: challenges and opportunities to enhance well-being in the oldest old /$rLee Hyer, Catherine A. Yeager, and Ciera V. Scott;$g19.$tAn integrative summary and future directions in the study of well-being /$rJiska Cohen-Mansfield and Leonard W. Poon.
520 $a"The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest-old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits, and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome of a four-day workshop attended by U.S. and Israeli scientists and funded by the U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation to examine both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old. This volume engages social scientists in sharing methods of understanding, and thereby possibly improving, the quality of life of older populations, especially among the oldest old"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aOlder people$xPsychology.
650 0 $aOlder people$xSocial conditions.
650 0 $aAging$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aAging$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aQuality of life.
700 1 $aPoon, Leonard W.,$d1942-
700 1 $aCohen-Mansfield, Jiska.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/32008/cover/9780521132008.jpg