1st Edition
The Aging Dimension Perspectives in Behavioral Medicine
Originally published in 1987, this volume, and the working conference that preceded it, broke new ground in addressing the complex topic of aging, health, and behavior. Taking a bio-behavioral approach to a range of topics, contributors to this book advanced their disciplines. This volume as well as searching for important interfaces between behavior and health also added the dynamic aspect of aging. Cells, organ systems, and whole human beings all change as they move through life, linking health in varied and intricate ways to changes in behavior patterns, social structures, and cultural values and norms.
List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Aging, Health, and Social Change: An Overview Matilda White Riley 2. Psychosocial Perspectives on Aging George L. Maddox 3. Aging and Human Performance K. Warner Schaie 4. A Note on Differences and Changes in Memory with Age David Arenberg 5. A Model System Approach to Aging and the Neuronal Bases of Learning and Memory Richard F. Thompson and Diana Woodruff-Pak 6. Environmental Influences on the Brain During Aging Caleb E. Finch 7. Immunity and Aging Immunologic and Behavioral Perspectives Norman S. Braveman 8. Immunity and Aging: Experimental and Clinical Studies Marvin Stein, Steven J. Schleifer, Steven E. Keller 9. Interventions and Aging: A Note on Biomedical Perspective Edward L. Schneider 10. Intervention and Aging: Enrichment and Prevention Judith Rodin, Cheryl Cashman, Laurie Desiderato. Author Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Matilda White Riley, Joseph D. Matarazzo and Andrew Baum
