Aging and Human Motivation / Edition 1

by Ernest Furchtgott

Overview

I first met Ernest Furchtgott twenty-five years ago after joining the faculty of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. At that time, Ernie chaired the Department of Psychology. In the following three years we collaborated with an Academic Committee on Gerontology in conceptualizing and shaping the University's Certificate of Graduate Study in Gerontology Program, guiding it to final approval by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. For twenty years we team­ taught our graduate-level course, "Psychosocial Approaches to Geron­ tology," involving colleagues from related disciplines. Over the years, we examined and jointly graded hundreds of research posters prepared by our graduate students in gerontology as their final course requirement. Several years ago, Ernie formally retired from the university. He in­ stantly agreed to my request that he continue teaching the psychology of aging portion of our interdisciplinary course. On campus nearly every day since retirement, Ernie frequently telephoned to discuss are­ cent article in The Gerontologist or a paper presentation that had excited him at the Gerontological Society's annual scientific meeting. He maintained a clear presence in the academic community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306460746
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	10/31/1999
Series:	The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Biological Foundations.- 3. Sleep and Fatigue.- 4. Pain and Discomfort Avoidance.- 5. Eating and Drinking.- 6. Sexuality.- 7. Health Behaviors.- 8. Stress.- 9. Coping.- 10. Ecological Studies of Stress and Coping.- 11. The Self.- 12. Purpose or Meaning of Life.- 13. Social Relationships.- 14. Achievement Motivation.- 15. Leisure.- 16. Epilogue.- References.

Editorial Reviews

With an emphasis on successful aging, E. Furchtgott (retired, U. of South Carolina, Columbia) and M. Furchtgott assess the current status of research in motivation relating to gerodynamics. They address the biological foundations of motivation, health behaviors, ecological studies of stress and coping, the self, the meaning of life, social relationships, achievement motivation, and leisure. Includes a 53- page bibliography, and a modest number of figures on such topics as the findings of sleep and fatigue research, the gate control theory of pain, and models of caregiving. For students of gerontology, psychology, and related fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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