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Resilience and aging

Lavretsky, Helen,

Resilience and aging research and practice / [electronic resource] : Helen Lavretsky. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (p. ) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9781421414997 1421414996


Aged.
Resilience, Psychological.
Aging--psychology.


Electronic books.

RC451.4.A5

618.97/689