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Physical Changes and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions

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FL-Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2010

Contact Information:

Elizabeth Perkins
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813-974-7076

Product Description:

This book serves as an authoritative textbook and guide to the physical changes and common pathologies associated with the aging process, with special emphasis on the psychological and social implications of these changes in the lives of older adults. This fifth edition presents the newly available research findings that differentiate "normal" aging from actual pathology. Key topics introduced and discussed include: Psychosocial theories of aging Changes and disorders in the skeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems Dementia, delirium, and mild cognitive impairment Aging in persons with lifelong disabilities (including persons with Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy). This volume serves as a comprehensive textbook for students studying to become health care professionals, and is also a fundamental resource for gerontologists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, clergy, and counselors.

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