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Aggression and Violence: Genetic, Neurobiological, and Biosocial Perspectives
by Robert B. Cairns David M. StoffConceived at a time when biological research on aggression and violence was drawn into controversy because of sociopolitical questions about its study, this volume provides an up-to-date account of recent biological studies performed -- mostly on humans. A group of scientists recognized the importance of freedom of inquiry and deemed it vital to address the most promising biological research in the field. The focus on biological mechanisms is not meant to imply that biological variables are paramount as a determinant of violence. Rather, biological variables operate in conjunction with other variables contributing to aggression or violence, and a complete understanding of this phenomenon requires consideration of all influences bearing on it. This book will familiarize readers with the rapidly growing and increasingly significant body of knowledge on the biological bases of human antisocial, aggressive, and violent behaviors. The editors concentrated on biological influences that support the basic physiological and biochemical processes of the brain and did not cover those biological influences that impact on the health of the individual such as head injury, pregnancy and birth complications, diet, and exposure to lead and other toxins. They focused on biological influences to illuminate their role in the complex behavioral phenomenon of violence. Three different approaches to the biological study of human antisocial, aggressive, and violent behaviors are represented -- genetic, neurobiological, and biosocial. Representing each of these three approaches, individual chapters from investigators in psychobiology, biological psychiatry, and basic-clinical neurosciences address the most recent experimental findings, methods, theory, and common misconceptions in the biological study of aggression and violence. The areas of primary focus are behavior and molecular genetics, neurochemistry and hormones, neuroimaging, psychophysiology and developmental psychobiology. Generally speaking, investigators following these different approaches have experience in different scientific backgrounds, select different methods, generate different analyses, employ different conceptual definitions for some of the same terms, and assume a different philosophical stance in attempting to explain violence. Nevertheless, all are united in their efforts to understand the biological underpinnings of violence. This book then assumes a comprehensive approach wherein different levels of analysis and different approaches inform each other. It is clear from the studies reported that aggression and violence are multidetermined phenomena and understanding them requires an interdisciplinary approach spanning economic, sociopolitical, psychological, sociological, and criminological as well as biomedical considerations. Nature (biology) and nurture (experience, context) are fundamentally inseparable in explaining aggression and violence; biology may affect experience or context, but experience or context also influences biology. Both need to be studied in a search for explanations of this phenomena.
Aggression, Family Violence and Chemical Dependency
by Ron Potter-Efron Patricia Potter-EfronHere is an informational and practical book that systematically addresses the complex relationships between chemical abuse/dependency, aggression, and family violence. Directed toward professional chemical dependency and family violence counselors, it provides specific guidelines for the assessment of child abuse, incest, and marital rape, as they are likely to be encountered in a chemical dependency treatment setting. Experts outline treatment suggestions for chemically dependent and codependent individuals who are or have been the victims/perpetrators of family violence. Aggression, Family Violence and Chemical Dependency contains two unique and very detailed chapters on the relationship between aggression and the use of alcohol and other mood-altering substances as well as the connections between these two and other physiological and psychological correlates of violence. mention that Ron and Patricia Potter-Efron are the authors of Letting Go of Shame (Harper & Row)
Aggression in Organizations: Violence, Abuse, and Harassment at Work and in Schools
by Mark BravermanLearn guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and intervention!As violence and abusiveness become increasingly prevalent in our schools and workplaces, our sense of safety suffers a heavy toll. Aggression in Organizations: Violence, Abuse, and Harassment at Work and in Schools presents a wide range of research, perspectives, and approaches to violence and abuse at work and in school. Respected authorities discuss practical strategies that foster a sense of safety, dignity, growth, creativity, and social support in every organization.Topics include: the quantitative and qualitative methods that document the long-term effects of trauma and the effectiveness of interventions the role of perceptions in gauging workplace hostility a personality test to identify an aggressive personality the role of organizational frustration in forming aggressive behaviors the effects of a teacher&’s emotional abuse of a student two forms of workplace abuse, "bullying" and "mobbing" and many more!Aggression in Organizations discusses in depth the effects of physical violence, sexual and emotional abuse, and bullying in various situations and institutions. Case studies illustrate examples that bring the latest empirical and applied research into clear focus. Insights are revealed into what can be done to prevent a future filled with violence as well as guidelines for treating people affected by aggressive acts. Each chapter is well-referenced and many include helpful diagrams and tables to enhance clarity.Aggression in Organizations presents and explains: an overview of workplace and school violence protection a ten year clinical case study of an incident of workplace violence factors influencing women&’s perceptions of a sexually hostile workplace the emotionally abusive workplace identifying the aggressive personality organizational frustration and aggressive behaviors creating respectful, productive workplaces emotional abuse in the classroom adult-student sexual harassment a qualitative analysis of students and parents&’ immediate reactions to the shootings at Columbine High School a school-wide bullying prevention program for elementary studentsAggression in Organizations is essential reading for psychologists, educators, organizational consultants, human resource professionals, school counselors, and social workers.
Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach For Integrating Intensity
by Lisa DionOffers play therapists practical ways of handling a pervasive issue with intense and aggressive play by their clients. With an understanding of aggressive play based on brain function and neuroscience, this book provides therapists with a framework to work authentically with aggressive play, while making it an integrative and therapeutic experience for the child. Through the lens of neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology, therapists are taught how to integrate the intensity experienced by both the child and the therapist during aggressive play in a way that leads towards greater healing and integration. The book explains the neurological processes that lead kids to dysregulation and provides therapists with tools to help their clients facilitate deep emotional healing, without causing their own nervous system to shut down. Topics covered include: embracing aggression; understanding the nervous system; understanding regulation; developing yourself as an external regulator; authentic expression; setting boundaries; working with emotional flooding; supporting parents during aggressive play.
Aggression Replacement Training®: A Comprehensive Intervention for Aggressive Youth
by Barry Glick John C. GibbsThis is a newly-revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking program originally developed by Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein and Dr. Barry Glick. Aggression Replacement Training ART offers a powerful intervention for teaching at-risk youth to understand and replace aggression and antisocial behavior with positive alternatives. <p><p>Includes user-friendly session-by-session guidelines for implementation. The book provides a coordinated, three-part training approach: Prosocial Skills, Anger Control and Moral Reasoning for grades 6 to 12. The authors address trainee motivation and resistance, enhancing performance generalization, and recent applications in schools and other settings. Appendixes include guidelines, checklists, moral reasoning problem situations, and summaries of outcome evaluations.
Aggression und Gewalt bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Formen und Ursachen (essentials)
by Franz Petermann Ute KoglinIn diesem Essential werden anhand aktueller Forschungsergebnisse die Formen und Ursachen aggressiv-dissozialen Verhaltens im Kindes- und Jugendalter dargestellt. Aggressiv-dissoziales Verhalten gehört zu den häufigsten Verhaltensproblemen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Es wird aufgrund vielfältiger Ziele und Motive eingesetzt. Die Autoren beschreiben den Einfluss von Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren auf die Entstehung und den Verlauf von aggressiv-dissozialem Verhalten.
Aggression und Gewalt von Kindern und Jugendlichen: Hintergründe und Praxis
by Franz Petermann Ute KoglinPsychologische Hilfe: Aggression und Gewalt von Kindern und Jugendlichen Das Thema Aggression und Gewalt verliert nicht an Aktualität, sondern ist aufgrund seiner gesellschaftlichen Relevanz seit Jahrzehnten ein hoch aktuelles Thema. Vor allem das Jugendalter stellt dabei einen besonders sensiblen Entwicklungsabschnitt dar, in dem aggressiv-dissoziales Verhalten ansteigt und extreme Formen annehmen kann. Im öffentlichen Bewusstsein scheinen zunehmend immer jüngere Kinder und Jugendliche sehr schwerwiegendes aggressiv-dissoziales Verhalten zu zeigen. Medien greifen das auf. Psychologen sind gefragt. Neueste empirische Forschungsergebnisse und fundierte Praxis Dieses Buch befasst sich mit den verschiedenen Aspekten, die Psychologen stützend beitragen können: Bedeutung von Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren bei aggressiv-dissozialem Verhalten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen - Erkenntnis und präzise Risikoabschätzung aus aktuellen Studien in den Bereichen Bullying, PC-/Video-Spiele, sexuelle Gewalt bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen - Wirksame Programme gegen Aggression und Gewalt, vor allem im Kindes- und Jugendalter - Maßnahmen für junge Kinder und ihre Familien, z.B. soziale Kompetenztrainings - Neue Maßnahmen für Hoch-Risiko-Gruppen im Jugendalter. Ein Buch für alle, die in ihrer Arbeit mit dem Thema Aggression und Gewalt bei Kindern und Jugendlichen konfrontiert sind und fundierte Hintergrundinformationen und Praxishinweise suchen. Geschrieben für Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeuten, Schulpsychologen, Mitarbeiter in Beratungsstellen, Kinderärzte, aber auch Studierende der Psychologie, Pädagogik und Medizin (Kinderheilkunde). Gut lesbar, gut strukturiert, mit vielen Fallbeispielen und Praxishinweisen
The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues
by Daniel L DavisMaximize your effectiveness with troubled kids!The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues provides mental health professionals with a comprehensive text that covers both theoretical and practical applied knowledge of aggressive youth in a specific, problem-focused way. Through case histories and practical treatment interventions, this unique book will give you information to help you provide improved services to adolescents who have experienced neglect, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse. The Aggressive Adolescent offers you a new model for practical and functional assessment, treatment, planning, and service delivery for aggressive youths. The book also explores legal and forensic issues that frequently accompany these cases to bring you insight into the whole picture surrounding problem adolescents. Compelling and comprehensive, The Aggressive Adolescent shows you how some behaviors once attributed to mental illness are now seen as criminal, and how this view is pushing mentally ill youths into the criminal justice system. This vital guide will help you, as a mental health professional, to bolster your understanding of forensic mental health issues and effectively assist in criminal justice settings.The Aggressive Adolescent will help you become a better, more connected youth care worker. You will learn: to see institutionalized adolescents as whole people rather than focusing on a single characteristic such as violent behavior to understand that these adolescents share common needs, desires, and aspirations with their therapists, and that you can use these commonalities to give you a connection that will facilitate their therapy to see that traditional methods of intervention are often inappropriate or ineffective for aggressive adolescents to address issues of risk assessment, malpractice, and liability, to help ensure fiscal and legal accountability The Aggressive Adolescent presents strategies for dealing with youths who are resistant to entering into treatment so that you can help them deal with their problems. This essential book will assist you in developing and implementing effective systems of care for aggressive adolescents in order to give them the help and support they need.
Aggressive Behavior: Genetic and Neural Approaches (Psychology Revivals)
by Edward C. SimmelSince the heyday of research on aggression in the late 1960s, developments in several varied areas had enabled us to take a new look at this important though difficult topic. Recent findings and sophisticated new techniques in behavior genetic analysis at the time had made it possible not only to enhance our understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying aggressive behavior, but also to provide some reasonable suggestions as to the role of aggression in evolution. Originally published in 1983, there had been significant advances in genetic and neural research and a much more sophisticated and heuristic approach to the measurement and conceptualization of aggressive behavior had developed. The ten chapters in this volume provide a thorough overview of these new approaches and methodologies. There are also suggestions regarding the scope of future research on aggressive behavior, since much of what is presented describes the ongoing research activities of the contributors. This book is divided into four sections: The first provides a systematic foundation for research on aggression, and a description of some of the newer strategies for research in this area; the second concerns quantitative genetic analyses, selection data from both wild and laboratory populations, and situational determinants of aggressive behavior; the third section details new and exciting findings in neurochemical and neuropharmacological effects; and the last section contains a chapter that provides a summary and synthesis of all that has come before.
Aggressive Kinder und Jugendliche: Prävention und Therapie – ein Überblick (essentials)
by Franz Petermann Ute KoglinDas Essential bietet eine aktuelle Übersicht zu Ansatzpunkten für die Prävention aggressiven Verhaltens bei Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie Informationen über wirksame Präventionsangebote und therapeutische Grundprinzipien bei der Behandlung. Die Autoren schildern, wie durch Einbeziehung des sozialen Umfeldes langfristig Erfolge bei der Prävention und Behandlung eines solchen Problemverhaltens erzielt werden können. Neu entwickelte, altersspezifische Therapieansätze (z. B. soziale Kompetenztrainings, Elterntrainings, multisystematische Therapie), die sich als besonders wirksam erwiesen haben, werden vorgestellt. Auf diese Weise können auch aggressive Kinder und Jugendliche zu sozial kompetenten, selbstbewussten Erwachsenen heranwachsen.
Aggressivity, Narcissism, and Self-destructiveness in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: New Developments in the Psychopathology and Psychotherapy of Severe Personality Disorders
by Otto F. KernbergThis book starts out with a proposal for a general classification of personality disorders that includes such categorical and dimensional criteria. It then proceeds to analyze the vicissitudes of negative affect development, from the normal affect of rage to its complex characterological consequences in the psychopathology of hatred and envy and the characterological transformations of these emotions into chronic self-destructive behavior.
Agile and Lean Concepts for Teaching and Learning: Bringing Methodologies from Industry to the Classroom
by David Parsons Kathryn MacCallumThis book explores the application of agile and lean techniques, originally from the field of software development and manufacturing, to various aspects of education. It covers a broad range of topics, including applying agile teaching and learning techniques in the classroom, incorporating lean thinking in educational workflows, and using team-based approaches to student-centred activities based on agile principles and processes.Demonstrating how agile and lean ideas can concretely be applied to education, the book offers practical guidance on how to apply these ideas in the classroom or lecture hall, as well as new concepts that could spark further research and development.
Agile Coping in the Digital Workplace: Emerging Issues for Research and Practice
by Melinde Coetzee Ingrid L. Potgieter Nadia FerreiraThis volume outlines emerging issues for research and practice related to agile coping dynamics in the digital era. Chapters in this book report on current research on the key constructs and processes underlying coping dynamics in multi-disciplinary domains and across the life-span. Chapters compare current research trends in terms of future potential directions for research on coping dynamics in the digital era. The book also critically evaluates the relevance, applicability and utility of the research findings and theoretical premises in various classical, current and potential emerging issues for research and practice in the smart digital technological world of work for employee across their careers.Among the topics discussed:The digital era: contextual issues and copingIssues for organizational practiceIssues for individualsCoping within the employability contextAgile Coping in the Digital Era provides theoretical premises and research perspectives, while also evaluating the practical utility of theory and research ideas for management and employee practices in Industry 4.0 organizational contexts.
The Agile Mind: How Your Brain Makes Creativity Happen
by Estanislao BachrachA publishing sensation in Argentina that has sold over 200,000 copies and topped the bestseller charts for a record-breaking two years, now available in English for the first time!The Agile Mind is about the most precious mental talent we have: the ability to imagine things which have never existed and to create new ideas. This book demystifies the preconceptions we often have about how our brains function to show how creativity really works, and how we can make it work even better.We used to think that creativity diminished through the lifespan, but we now know this is not the case. The brain can regenerate and continue learning until the last days of our lives. We can all become more creative if we use the right methods and techniques to stimulate our brains and broaden our minds.Join us on a fun and amazing journey into the deepest reaches of your brain and discover an incredible range of tips and tools to be more creative and happier in all parts of your life.
The Agile Organization
by Linda Holbeche“Agility” is the ability to continuously adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, while “resilience” is being able to bounce back from setbacks. Resilience is essential if a company’s benefits are to endure in the long run and if their employees’ loyalty is to be kept. The Agile Organization focuses on how to build both agility and resilience at individual, team, and organizational levels. Author Linda Holbeche puts the process of developing agile strategy, structures, and processes into the big picture context. This book provides OD/HR practitioners with ways to be effective in a 24/7 business culture, to recognize and avoid the pitfalls of achieving agility without also building organizational resilience, and to understand the importance of involving people in transforming organizations for greater agility. Combining case studies, self-assessment tools, guidelines, and practical checklists with theory, Holbeche explains how to achieve organizational agility while also maintaining and enhancing employee engagement and resilience.
Agile Resilience: The psychology of developing resilience in the workplace (Business in Mind)
by Tom DillonFinalist in the Wellness and Wellbeing Category of the Business Book Awards 2023. Everything you need for strengthening and flexing your resilience muscle!Resilience can mean something different to everyone, yet it is increasingly necessary to survive in the modern workspace, whether that is at home, in an office or other place of work. Hard times for organisations generally mean harder times for employees, often with increased workloads and reduced resources. Being able to navigate this environment and remain resilient is preferable, but when stress and anxiety take over you need to know how to boost your resilience and look after your own well-being. An essential read for anyone working today, this book focuses on the concept of agile resilience, exploring how resilience can be learned, chosen, developed and adapted to help you cope with the range of circumstances and experiences you may face. It explains what resilience is, including your own personal take on that, what might deplete it, the impact of Covid-19, and how you can maintain or replenish it when necessary in order to thrive in your work and life.
Agile Werte- und Kompetenzentwicklung: Wege in eine neue Arbeitswelt
by Roman Sauter Werner Sauter Roland WolfigDas Werk zeigt, wie selbstorganisierte und personalisierte Werte- und Kompetenzentwicklung mit agilen Lernmethoden innerhalb eines strategieorientierten Ermöglichungsrahmens gestaltet werden kann, so dass Organisationen ihre Performanz für den kommenden Kompetenzwettbewerb entwickeln. Keine technische Revolution hat die Arbeits- und Lernwelt so radikal verändert, wie Digitalisierung und Vernetzung. Der Wettbewerb der Zukunft wird ein Kompetenzwettbewerb mit agilen Arbeitsmethoden sein. Kompetenzentwicklung ist die Bildung der Zukunft, da die Mitarbeiter sich heute auf Herausforderungen vorbereiten müssen, die gegenwärtig noch gar nicht existieren, auf die Nutzung von Technologien, die noch gar nicht entwickelt sind, um Probleme zu lösen, von denen wir heute noch nicht wissen, dass sie entstehen werden. Da dies mit dem tradierten Vorratslernen nicht zu leisten ist, ist ein Paradigmenwechsel in der betrieblichen Bildung erforderlich. Dabei ist Agilität mehr als nur eine Ansammlung von Methoden. Im Kern geht es vielmehr um eine Haltung bzw. ein Mindset, welches durch agile Praktiken unterstützt und gefördert wird. Diese Einstellung basiert auf einem Gerüst an verinnerlichten, agilen Werten, welche den Kompetenzaufbau sowohl einfordern als auch unterstützen.Die Unternehmen benötigen somit ein Werte- und Kompetenzmanagement, welches den Mitarbeitern gezielt ermöglicht, die erforderlichen Fähigkeiten selbstorganisiert und kreativ im Arbeitsprozess und im Netz aufzubauen. Dabei wachsen Arbeiten und Lernen zusammen. Dies setzt veränderte Arbeitsmethoden und Lernarrangements für personalisierte Werte- und Kompetenzentwicklungs-Prozesse, eine Lern-Infrastruktur für kollaboratives Arbeiten und Lernen sowie ein Veränderungsmanagement mit dem Ziel der Selbstorganisation voraus.
Agile Working and Well-Being in the Digital Age
by Christine Grant Emma RussellWithin the digital era, agile working is imperative for organisations and workers to meet the needs of customers, service-users and ever-changing markets. This needs to be achieved whilst meeting goals of effectiveness and well-being. In this book, state-of-the-art theory is used to understand how to optimise agile working by addressing key issues around personality, team-working and management. The authors define the concept of agile working and unpack often-misunderstood terms associated with this, such as remote working and telework. The book explores the well-being consequences of agile work including sedentary behaviours, digital distraction, and digital resistance before offering insights for the future. Examining current practice in the context of established and emerging theory, the book paves the way towards further advances in the field and supports organisations seeking to make agile working work for them. Agile Working and Well-being in the Digital Age provides a valuable new resource for practitioners and scholars in the fields of occupational and organizational psychology, human resource management, organisational development, mental health and well-being.
Aging: The Owner's Manual
by Pierce HowardCutting-edge, user-friendly, and comprehensive: the revolutionary guide to the brain, now fully revised and updatedAt birth each of us is given the most powerful and complex tool of all time: the human brain. And yet, as we well know, it doesn't come with an owner's manual--until now. In this unsurpassed resource, Dr. Pierce J. Howard and his team distill the very latest research and clearly explain the practical, real-world applications to our daily lives. Drawing from the frontiers of psychology, neurobiology, and cognitive science, yet organized and written for maximum usability, The Owner's Manual for the Brain, Fourth Edition, is your comprehensive guide to optimum mental performance and well-being. It should be on every thinking person's bookshelf. What are the ingredients of happiness? Which are the best remedies for headaches and migraines? How can we master creativity, focus, decision making, and willpower? What are the best brain foods? How is it possible to boost memory and intelligence? What is the secret to getting a good night's sleep? How can you positively manage depression, anxiety, addiction, and other disorders? What is the impact of nutrition, stress, and exercise on the brain? Is personality hard-wired or fluid? What are the best strategies when recovering from trauma and loss? How do moods and emotions interact? What is the ideal learning environment for children? How do love, humor, music, friendship, and nature contribute to well-being? Are there ways of reducing negative traits such as aggression, short-temperedness, or irritability? What is the recommended treatment for concussions? Can you delay or prevent Alzheimer's and dementia? What are the most important ingredients to a successful marriage and family? What do the world's most effective managers know about leadership, motivation, and persuasion? Plus 1,000s more topics!
Aging and Caring at the Intersection of Work and Home Life: Blurring the Boundaries
by Anne Martin-MatthewsThere are not many books that address the boundaries of care of older people from a work-life perspective. This book, authored by contributors from various countries, looks at the boundaries of care by looking at private and public help, professional and personal help and paid and unpaid caregivers. It captures and conceptualizes the complexity of the intersection of work and home life as it relates to the provision of assistance and support to older relatives in a variety of "care work" contexts. It explores these issues within a critical framework, rather than from an assumed stress or burden perspective, which dominates current texts on the topic. Readers of this volume will gain a deeper understanding of issues of care provision amongst "networks" of careers and helpers, and of the particular dynamics of care when it is episodic or framed by constrains of space and time as a result of geography. In addition, each chapter addresses issues of diversity with sensitivity to gender, race and ethnicity. This book will be of use to academics and graduate students in Gerontology, Family Studies, IO psychology, Gender Studies and Sociology.
Aging and Development: Social and Emotional Perspectives (International Texts in Developmental Psychology)
by Peter G. Coleman Ann O'HanlonThe psychology of aging usually focuses upon cognitive changes, with a particular focus on dementia and other forms of cognitive decline. But getting older is about more than simply changes to the brain and related health issues. Changes to our social and emotional lives are also hugely significant as we adapt across our lifespan. The second edition of Aging and Development is the only textbook available that responds to the growing interest in social, personal and emotional development in older age. Ideally suited to complement texts on cognitive change, the book provides a holistic developmental perspective on aging. It highlights a range of issues, including the development of personal meaning and spirituality, improvements in emotional control, uses of reminiscence and life review, the importance of healthy attitudes to aging, as well as the maintenance of close personal relationships. It does not avoid the difficult issues of late life decline, but illustrates how even in circumstances of physical and mental frailty a positive sense of self can be created and enhanced. Fully updated to provide the most cutting-edge overview on this burgeoning topic of interest, Aging and Development includes a glossary and list of useful websites both on the study of gerontology and the psychology of aging. It will be essential reading for all students of developmental psychology, as well as anyone either training to work or already working with older people.
Aging and Development: Social and Emotional Perspectives (International Texts in Developmental Psychology)
by Ann O'Hanlon Peter ColemanWith increasing numbers of the population living into old age, we need a better understanding of the nature and experience of ageing in all its aspects. Up to now, very few texts have considered this in any depth, but 'Ageing and Development', a new volume in the Texts in Developmental Psychology series, provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the theories and research in adult development into old age. The classic early accounts of theorists such as Jung and Erikson are considered, as well as their present day successors. Particular attention is given to theories of adjustment to loss, and to the threat of loss, which dominate current gerontological research.A notable feature of the book is the separate section devoted to the psychology of advanced old age, to life in states of physical and/or mental frailty, and to the survival of the self in these circumstances. There is a strong emphasis throughout on up-to-date empirical research and illustrative case examples. The reader is constantly encouraged to take a critical perspective, to understand the strengths and limitations of different studies, and to think about the issues raised in terms of their own lives.
Aging and Developmental Disability: Current Research, Programming, and Practice Implications
by Joy Hammel Susan NochajskiAging and Developmental Disability: Current Research, Programming, and Practice Implications explores research findings and their implications for practice in relation to normative and disability-related aging experiences and issues. This valuable book discusses the effectiveness of specific interventions targeted toward aging adults with developmental disabilities such as Down's Syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and epilepsy, and offers suggestions for practice and future research in this area.
Aging and Disabilities: Seeking Common Ground
by James J CallahanThis book helps in ...building a bridge between the networks...The topics of aging and disabilities are multifaceted and therefore may be approached in many ways. The editors have chosen to focus on four systems and areas of common ground (aging, developmental disabilities, independent living movement, and rehabilitation), to investigate the emerging "intersection" of the two fields.
Aging and Diversity: An Active Learning Experience
by Chandra Mehrotra, Ph.D. Lisa Smith WagnerAs the older population in the United States is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse, it is important to understand the characteristics, the potential, and the needs of this population. In this new and fully revised edition of Aging and Diversity, Chandra Mehrotra and Lisa Wagner address key topics in diversity and aging, discussing how the aging experience is affected by not only race and ethnicity but also gender, religious affiliation, social class, rural-urban community location, and sexual orientation and gender identity. Taking this broad view of human diversity allows the authors to convey some of the rich complexities facing our aging population – complexities that provide both challenges to meet the needs of a diverse population of elders and opportunities to learn how to live in a pluralistic society. Mehrotra and Wagner present up-to-date knowledge and scholarship about aging and diversity in a way that engages readers in active learning, placing ongoing emphasis on developing readers’ knowledge and skills, fostering higher order thinking, and encouraging exploration of personal values and attitudes.