Great Myths Of Aging Dispels The Myriad Myths, Misconceptions, And Anti-aging Stereotypes-- The Body -- The Mind -- The Self -- Living Contexts -- Endings And Loss. Joan T. Erber And Lenore T. Szuchman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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Great Myths of Aging (Great Myths of Psychology)

Erber, Joan T., Szuchman, Lenore T.

Joan T. Erber, Lenore T. Szuchman

埃贝尔 (Erber, Joan T.)

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

China Renmin University Press

Wiley-Blackwell

Wiley Blackwell

中国人民大学出版社

Great myths of psychology, Chichester, West Sussex, 2015

Great myths of psychology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2014

Great myths of psychology, Chichester [England, 2015

United States, United States of America

China, People's Republic, China

1, 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 The Body 6 "Speak up! I can't hear you!" 6 #1 It is best to speak to an older person as you would to a small child
loudly, slowly, and with exaggerated emphasis 7 #2 Hearing aids are beneficial for older adults in just about any situation, but many are just too stubborn to use them 9 You can't be too careful (or... falling down and crashing cars) 12 #3 Older people worry too much about falling 13 #4 Older people get into more car accidents than younger people 15 Now that you don't have sex anymore... 20 #5 Older people lose interest in sex 20 #6 Older women do not care about their looks 25 #7 Older people need to wear diapers, and how sexy is that? 29 #8 It's always best for older adults to be married rather than single 32 2 The Mind 37 "I'm just having a senior moment" 37 #9 Brain power declines with age 38 #10 Older adults can't or won't learn new things
like technology. They would rather get a stupid phone than a smart one 42 "Did I tell you this already?" 46 #11 As people grow older, they get forgetful, and this is always a sign of dementia 46 #12 Alzheimer's disease, dementia
they're one and the same 50 #13 There's no help for Alzheimer's, so don't waste time or money on diagnosis of memory problems 52 Older but wiser 55 #14 Wisdom comes with age, so older adults are wise 56 #15 Older adults are suckers and are easy prey for scam artists 59 #16 Older people are extra cautious when they have to make decisions 63 3 The Self 66 Older people are a disagreeable bunch 66 #17 Older people are hypochondriacs 67 #18 Older people are stingy 71 #19 Older people are grouchy 75 "Give me my lunch. Now go away." 78 #20 Older adults prefer to be taken care of
they don't want a lot of responsibilities 78 #21 Older people are introverted and prefer to spend time alone 81 Why try to improve your life if the future is so brief? 85 #22 Older adults have given up any hopes and dreams 85 #23 Older people are set in their ways 87 #24 Growing old is depressing; no wonder older people are more depressed than younger people 90 #25 Older adults do not benefit significantly from therapy 92 4 Living Contexts 98 Growing old can only mean there is more opportunity to enjoy the bliss of family relationships 98 #26 Older adults would choose living with kids and grandkids rather than living alone 99 #27 Older adults want to spend all their time with grandkids and they never have favorites 102 #28 Sibling relationships are stable throughout life 105 Retirement is for sissies 108 #29 Older workers are inferior to younger workers 109 #30 Older adults hardly ever have trouble getting work 111 #31 Retirement is depressing, so older adults only retire when they are forced to do so 113 #32 Retired older adults are privileged financially 117 #33 After they retire, older folks want to move to where it's warm 122 5 Endings and Loss 124 All the good ones are either gay, married, or dead 124 #34 If older widows date, it's to find a new husband 125 And then you die... 127 #35 A majority of older adults end up in nursing homes and stay there till they die 128 #36 Suicide is more common among adolescents and young adults than it is among older adults 131 #37 Older people have the greatest fear of death of any age group
they are the closest to it, so they should know 135 References 140 Index 161 .

本书作者结合幽默感和尖端的研究,消除了那些常见的迷思,并着重探讨了这些迷思对老年人生活所带来的影响,对我们应如何正确对待老年人,老年人应如何正确认识自己都能产生很大的启迪作用.同时,这本书也有助于中年人和老年人在最有效信息的基础上做出人生决定

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