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This updated and expanded second edition of Resilience in Aging
offers a comprehensive description of the current state of
knowledge with regard to resilience from physiological (including
genetic), psychological (including cognitive and creative),
cultural, and economic perspectives. In addition, the book
considers the impact of resilience on many critical aspects of life
for older adults including policy issues, economic, cognitive and
physiological challenges, spirituality, chronic illness, and
motivation. The only book devoted solely to the importance and
development of resilience in quality of life among older adults,
Resilience in Aging, 2nd Edition continues to offer evidence-based
theory, clinical guidelines, and new and updated case examples and
real-world interventions so professional readers can make the best
use of this powerful tool. The critical insights in this volume are
concluded with a discussion of future directions on optimizing
resilience and the importance of a lifespan approach to the
critical component of aging. The book's coverage extends across
disciplines and domains, including: Resilience and personality
disorders in older age. Cultural and ethnic perspectives on
enhancing resilience in aging Sustained by the sacred: religious
and spiritual factors for resilience in adulthood and aging.
Building resilience in persons with early-stage dementia and their
care partners. Interdisciplinary geriatric mental health resilience
interventions. Developing resilience in the aged and dementia care
workforce. Using technology to enhance resilience among older
adults. This wide-ranging and updated lifespan approach gives
Resilience in Aging, 2nd Edition particular relevance to the gamut
of practitioners in gerontology and geriatrics, including health
psychologists, neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists,
psychiatrists, social workers, geriatricians, family physicians,
nurses, occupational and physical therapists, among others.
The many significant technological and medical advances of the 21st
century cannot overcome the escalating risk posed to older adults
by such stressors as pain, weakness, fatigue, depression, anxiety,
memory and other cognitive deficits, hearing loss, visual
impairment, isolation, marginalization, and physical and mental
illness. In order to overcome these and other challenges, and to
maintain as high a quality of life as possible, older adults and
the professionals who treat them need to promote and develop the
capacity for resilience, which is innate in all of us to some
degree. The purpose of this book is to provide the current
scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world
interventions with regard to resilience as a clinical tool. To that
end, the book addresses such issues as concepts and
operationalization of resilience; relevance of resilience to
successful aging; impact of personality and genetics on resilience;
relationship between resilience and motivation; relationship
between resilience and survival; promoting resilience in long-term
care; and the lifespan approach to resilience. By addressing ways
in which the hypothetical and theoretical concepts of resilience
can be applied in geriatric practice, Resilience in Aging provides
inroads to the current knowledge and practice of resilience from
the perspectives of physiology, psychology, culture, creativity,
and economics. In addition, the book considers the impact of
resilience on critical aspects of life for older adults such as
policy issues (e.g., nursing home policies, Medicare guidelines),
health and wellness, motivation, spirituality, and survival.
Following these discussions, the book focuses on interventions that
increase resilience. The intervention chapters include case studies
and are intended to be useful at the clinical level. The book
concludes with a discussion of future directions in optimizing
resilience in the elderly and the importance of a lifespan approach
to aging.
The many significant technological and medical advances of the 21st
century cannot overcome the escalating risk posed to older adults
by such stressors as pain, weakness, fatigue, depression, anxiety,
memory and other cognitive deficits, hearing loss, visual
impairment, isolation, marginalization, and physical and mental
illness. In order to overcome these and other challenges, and to
maintain as high a quality of life as possible, older adults and
the professionals who treat them need to promote and develop the
capacity for resilience, which is innate in all of us to some
degree. The purpose of this book is to provide the current
scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world
interventions with regard to resilience as a clinical tool. To that
end, the book addresses such issues as concepts and
operationalization of resilience; relevance of resilience to
successful aging; impact of personality and genetics on resilience;
relationship between resilience and motivation; relationship
between resilience and survival; promoting resilience in long-term
care; and the lifespan approach to resilience. By addressing ways
in which the hypothetical and theoretical concepts of resilience
can be applied in geriatric practice, Resilience in Aging provides
inroads to the current knowledge and practice of resilience from
the perspectives of physiology, psychology, culture, creativity,
and economics. In addition, the book considers the impact of
resilience on critical aspects of life for older adults such as
policy issues (e.g., nursing home policies, Medicare guidelines),
health and wellness, motivation, spirituality, and survival.
Following these discussions, the book focuses on interventions that
increase resilience. The intervention chapters include case studies
and are intended to be useful at the clinical level. The book
concludes with a discussion of future directions in optimizing
resilience in the elderly and the importance of a lifespan approach
to aging.
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