Part I. Theory: New Horizons in Well-Being Research: 1. Toward new directions in the study of well-being among the old-old / Leonard W. Poon and Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; 2. From ageless self to selfless age: towards a theoretical turn in gerontological understanding / Haim Hazan; 3. The pursuit of happiness: alternative conceptions of subjective well-being / Dov Shmotkin; 4. The shifting baseline theory of well-being: lessons from across the aging spectrum / Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; 5. The model of developmental adaptation: implications for understanding well-being in old-old age / Peter Martin, Neha Deshpande-Kamat, Leonard W. Poon, and Mary Ann Johnson
Part II. Paradise Lost: Between Trauma and Happiness: 6. Does trauma linger into old-old age: using the Holocaust experience as a paradigm / Dov Shmotkin, Amit Shrira, and Yuval Palgi; 7. The impact of life events on the oldest old / Peter Martin, Grace da Rosa, and Leonard W. Poon; 8. Posttraumatic stress disorder and its treatment at late life / Lee Hyer and Catherine A. Yeager
Part III. Pathways and Gatekeepers: Moderating, Mediating, and Proximal Processes: 9. Impact of resources on successful adaptation among the oldest old / Maurice MacDonald and Jinmyoung Cho; 10. Nutrition and well-being / Mary Ann Johnson, Dorothy Hausman, Peter Martin, Leonard W. Poon, Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, and Adam Davey; 11. Cognitive functioning and vitality among the oldest old: implications for well-being / Jennifer A. Margrett, Benjamin T. Mast, Maria C. Isales, Leonard W. Poon and Jiska Cohen-Mansfield; 12. Social relationship and well-being in very late life / Howard Litwin; 13. Spirituality and religiosity connections to mental and physical health among the oldest old / Alex J. Bishop; 14. The impact of leisure activity and innovation on the well-being of the very old / Galit Nimrod
Part IV. Signposting Paradise: Measurement of Well-Being: 15. Culture and meaning: strategies for understanding the well-being of the oldest old / Christine L. Fry and Charlotte Ikels; 16. The will to live as an indicator of well-being and predictor of survival in old age / Sara Carmel; 17. The measurement of life satisfaction and happiness in old-old age / Alex J. Bishop and Peter Martin; 18. Late-life psychotherapy: challenges and opportunities to enhance well-being in the oldest old / Lee Hyer, Catherine A. Yeager, and Ciera V. Scott; 19. An integrative summary and future directions in the study of well-being / Jiska Cohen-Mansfield and Leonard W. Poon.
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Understanding well-being in the oldest old. ISBN 9780521132008. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
