Educational gerontology is the study of the changes in the learning process caused by old age. This new edition provides an update of developments in this field of research. The volume probes topics such as implications for education for the aging, reminiscence, methods of teaching, social exchange and equal opportunity.

Contents:
PART ONE General Issues. The Eating Disorders - An Historical Perspective. Critical Issues in the Developmental Psychopathology of Eating Disorders. Parenting and Family Factors in Eating Problems. Sexual Abuse and the Eating Disorders. PART TWO Anorexia Nervosa - Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Associated Psychological Problems. Theories of Etiology: Methods of Treatment. PART THREE Bulimia Nervosa - Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Associated Psychological Problems. Medical Complications. Methods of Treatment. PART FOUR Obesity - Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Associated Health Problems. Socio-Cultural Perspectives - Methods of Treatment.