Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old

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The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to describe how their positive and negative distal experiences, habits and intervening proximal environmental influences impact their well-being, and how social and health policies can help meet the unique challenges they face. Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old is the outcome of a four-day workshop attended by U.S. and Israeli scientists and funded by the U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation to examine both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

'… advances our knowledge in a way that does justice to the central issues and the heterogeneity of the oldest-old.'

Linda K. George Source: The Gerontologist

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Contributors
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Foreword by Carol D. Ryff
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- By Carol D. Ryff, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
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PART I - THEORY: NEW HORIZONS IN WELL-BEING RESEARCH
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1 - Toward New Directions in the Study of Well-Being among the Oldest Old
pp 3-10
- By Leonard W. Poon, University of Georgia, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Tel Aviv University
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2 - From Ageless Self to Selfless Age: Toward a Theoretical Turn in Gerontological Understanding
pp 11-26
- By Haim Hazan, Tel Aviv University
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3 - The Pursuit of Happiness: Alternative Conceptions of Subjective Well-Being
pp 27-45
- By Dov Shmotkin, Tel Aviv University
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4 - The Shifting Baseline Theory of Well-Being: Lessons from across the Aging Spectrum
pp 46-64
- By Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Tel Aviv University
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5 - The Model of Developmental Adaptation: Implications for Understanding Well-Being in Old-Old Age
pp 65-78
- By Peter Martin, Iowa State University, Neha Deshpande-Kamat, Iowa State University, Leonard W. Poon, University of Georgia, Mary Ann Johnson, University of Georgia
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PART II - PARADISE LOST: BETWEEN TRAUMA AND HAPPINESS
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6 - Does Trauma Linger into Old-Old Age? Using the Holocaust Experience as a Paradigm
pp 81-95
- By Dov Shmotkin, Tel Aviv University, Amit Shrira, Tel Aviv University, Yuval Palgi, Tel Aviv University
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7 - The Impact of Life Events on the Oldest Old
pp 96-110
- By Peter Martin, Iowa State University, Grace Da Rosa, Iowa State University, Leonard W. Poon, University of Georgia
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8 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Its Treatment at Late Life
pp 111-148
- By Lee Hyer, Mercer University School of Medicine, Catherine A. Yeager, Mercer University School of Medicine
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PART III - PATHWAYS AND GATEKEEPERS: MODERATING, MEDIATING, AND PROXIMAL PROCESSES
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9 - Impact of Resources on Successful Adaptation among the Oldest Old
pp 151-170
- By Maurice MacDonald, Kansas State University, Jinmyoung Cho, Iowa State University
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10 - Nutrition and Well-Being
pp 171-185
- By Mary Ann Johnson, University of Georgia, Dorothy Hausman, University of Georgia, Peter Martin, Iowa State University, Leonard W. Poon, University of Georgia, Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, University of Georgia, Adam Davey, Temple University
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11 - Cognitive Functioning and Vitality among the Oldest Old: Implications for Well-Being
pp 186-212
- By Jennifer A. Margrett, Iowa State University, Benjamin T. Mast, University of Louisville, Maria C. Isales, University of Georgia, Leonard W. Poon, University of Georgia, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Tel Aviv University
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12 - Social Relationships and Well-Being in Very Late Life
pp 213-226
- By Howard Litwin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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13 - Spirituality and Religiosity Connections to Mental and Physical Health among the Oldest Old
pp 227-239
- By Alex J. Bishop, Oklahoma State University
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14 - The Impact of Leisure Activity and Innovation on the Well-Being of the Very Old
pp 240-258
- By Galit Nimrod, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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PART IV - SIGNPOSTING PARADISE: MEASUREMENT OF WELL-BEING
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15 - Culture and Meaning: Strategies for Understanding the Well-Being of the Oldest Old
pp 261-280
- By Christine L. Fry, Loyola University of Chicago, Charlotte Ikels, CaseWestern Reserve University
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16 - The Will to Live as an Indicator of Well-Being and Predictor of Survival in Old Age
pp 281-289
- By Sara Carmel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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17 - The Measurement of Life Satisfaction and Happiness in Old-Old Age
pp 290-331
- By Alex J. Bishop, Oklahoma State University, Peter Martin, Iowa State University
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18 - Late-Life Psychotherapy: Challenges and Opportunities to Enhance Well-Being in the Oldest Old
pp 332-363
- By Lee Hyer, Mercer University School of Medicine, Catherine A. Yeager, Mercer University School of Medicine, Ciera V. Scott, Georgia Neurosurgical Institute
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19 - An Integrative Summary and Future Directions in the Study of Well-Being
pp 364-378
- By Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Tel Aviv University, Leonard W. Poon, University of Georgia
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Index
pp 379-392
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

List of Tables
pp ix-x

List of Contributors
pp xi-xiv

Foreword by Carol D. Ryff
pp xv-xvi

PART I - THEORY: NEW HORIZONS IN WELL-BEING RESEARCH
pp 1-2

1 - Toward New Directions in the Study of Well-Being among the Oldest Old
pp 3-10

2 - From Ageless Self to Selfless Age: Toward a Theoretical Turn in Gerontological Understanding
pp 11-26

3 - The Pursuit of Happiness: Alternative Conceptions of Subjective Well-Being
pp 27-45

4 - The Shifting Baseline Theory of Well-Being: Lessons from across the Aging Spectrum
pp 46-64

5 - The Model of Developmental Adaptation: Implications for Understanding Well-Being in Old-Old Age
pp 65-78

PART II - PARADISE LOST: BETWEEN TRAUMA AND HAPPINESS
pp 79-80

6 - Does Trauma Linger into Old-Old Age? Using the Holocaust Experience as a Paradigm
pp 81-95

7 - The Impact of Life Events on the Oldest Old
pp 96-110

8 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Its Treatment at Late Life
pp 111-148

PART III - PATHWAYS AND GATEKEEPERS: MODERATING, MEDIATING, AND PROXIMAL PROCESSES
pp 149-150

9 - Impact of Resources on Successful Adaptation among the Oldest Old
pp 151-170

10 - Nutrition and Well-Being
pp 171-185

11 - Cognitive Functioning and Vitality among the Oldest Old: Implications for Well-Being
pp 186-212

12 - Social Relationships and Well-Being in Very Late Life
pp 213-226

13 - Spirituality and Religiosity Connections to Mental and Physical Health among the Oldest Old
pp 227-239

14 - The Impact of Leisure Activity and Innovation on the Well-Being of the Very Old
pp 240-258

PART IV - SIGNPOSTING PARADISE: MEASUREMENT OF WELL-BEING
pp 259-260

15 - Culture and Meaning: Strategies for Understanding the Well-Being of the Oldest Old
pp 261-280

16 - The Will to Live as an Indicator of Well-Being and Predictor of Survival in Old Age
pp 281-289

17 - The Measurement of Life Satisfaction and Happiness in Old-Old Age
pp 290-331

18 - Late-Life Psychotherapy: Challenges and Opportunities to Enhance Well-Being in the Oldest Old
pp 332-363

19 - An Integrative Summary and Future Directions in the Study of Well-Being
pp 364-378

Index
pp 379-392

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