A guide to aging and well-being for healthcare professionals : psychological perspectives /: psychological perspectives. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Norman M. Brier.
• Authors: Brier, Norman
• Contents: Introduction; 1. Aging and well-being; 2. Well-being and the anxiety about the awareness of limited time people have remaining; 3. A major challenge to well-being as people age: Retirement; 4. A second major challenge to a person’s well-being as they age: The increasing number of deaths of significant others; 5. Aging, well-being, and life regrets; 6. Still another challenge: Age-associated memory loss; 7. Aging, well-being, and old-old age; 8. Three additional threats to a person’s well-being in old-old age: Loneliness, a loss of purpose, and a feeling of mattering less; 9. Decline, imminent death, and well-being; 10. Summary and synthesis; References; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 155.6702461; Aging -- Psychological aspects; Older people -- Services for; Well-being
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000754650; 9781000754537; 9781000754599; 9781003001027
• Related ISBNs: 9780367430627; 9780367430498
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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