Aging and Older Adulthood

Contents ix Integrated Themes in Aging and Older Adulthood xix Preface and Acknowledgments xxvii 1 Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood 1 2 Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood 33 3 Biological Aging and Health 63 4 Sensation, Perception, and Attention 101 5 Memory 133 6 Intellectual Functioning 165 7 Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World 199 8 Personality and Coping 231 9 Social Interaction and Social Ties 263 10 Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements 295 11 Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy 327 12 Coping with Death, Dying, and Bereavement 357 13 Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future 379 Glossary 389 References 403 Credits and Sources 435 Name Index 440 Subject Index 447