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In Resilience and Aging, renowned geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Helen Lavretsky explains how enhanced resilience which involves positively adapting to adversity in a way that maintains a persons biological and psychological equilibrium can counter that vulnerability.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lavretsky, Helen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Aging > Psychology.
Older people > Mental health.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Older people.
Resilience, Psychological
Aged
Vieillissement > Psychologie.
Personnes âgées > Santé mentale.
Résilience (Trait de personnalité)
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
MEDICAL > Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Older people
Aging > Psychology
Older people > Mental health
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is resilience in the context of aging?
  • Psychological emotional resilience and cognitive resilience
  • Resilience and longevity
  • Biomarkers and the neurobiology of resilience
  • Gene-environment interaction and resilience
  • Common stressors of old age and their effect on resilience
  • Spirituality and aging
  • Social models of promoting resilience
  • Cultural and ethnic factors in understanding and building resilience
  • Measuring resilience in older adults
  • Resilience-promoting interventions
  • Building resilient communities for older adults
  • Resilience-building interventions and prevention of chronic diseases of aging
  • Epilogue and future directions.

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