Late Adulthood • Longevity • The course of physical development • Health • Cognitive functioning • Memory • Work and retirement • Mental health • Religion • Theories of socioemotional development • Older adult in society • Families • Ethnicity, gender, and culture • Successful aging
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Late Adulthood
• Longevity• The course of physical
development• Health• Cognitive functioning• Memory• Work and retirement• Mental health• Religion
• Theories of socioemotional development
• Older adult in society• Families• Ethnicity, gender, and
culture• Successful aging
Longevity
• Life expectancy and life span• Young old, old old, and oldest old• Biological theories of aging
The Course of Physical Development
• The aging brain• Physical appearance• Sensory development• The circulatory system• The respiratory system• Sexuality
Health
• Health problems• The robust oldest old• Exercise, nutrition, and weight• Health treatment
Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults
• The multidimensional, multidirectional nature of cognition
• Links to cognitive functioning: education, work and health
• Use it or lose it!• Training cognitive skills
Memory in Older Adults
• Episodic Memory• Semantic Memory• Cognitive Resources: Working Memory and
Perceptual Speed• Explicit and Implicit Memory• Memory Beliefs• Noncognitive Factors• Conclusions about Memory and Aging
Work and Retirement
• Work• Retirement in the U.S. and other countries• Adjustment to retirement
The Mental Health of Older Adults
• The nature of mental health• Depression • Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease• Fear of victimization, crime, and elder