levels of personality, 90–92
life-span developmental perspective on
personality, 87
personal goals, 93–96
subjective well-being, 88–89
successful development, defining, 87–90
sudden personality change, 75
Pharmacotherapy. See Medications
Physical abuse, 499, 506
Physical health. See Health, physical
Plants, aging of, 22
Political economy theory, 158–159
Poverty, 4, 552
Power of attorney for health care, 529–530
Precedent, 520
Problem-solving therapy for primary care (PST-PC),
287–288
Project GUIDE (Grandparents United: International
Development Education), 415
Project Healthy Grandparents, 415–416
Project MATCH, 328
PROSPECT (Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care
Elderly Collaborative Trial), 285, 292
Prostate cancer, screening for, 176
Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS), 342–343
Psychological/emotional abuse, 499, 506–507
Psychotherapy, depression, 286–289
Quinlan, Karen Ann (In re Quinlin), 522, 523,
525–526, 528, 534
Rate-of-living theory of aging, 39–41
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act), 222
Reliability theory of biological aging, 47–49
Religious conversion experience, 75
REM stage of sleep, 232
Reproductive exhaustion theory of aging, 37
Respite services, 433–435
Restless leg syndrome, 235, 239–240
Retirement and relocation, 382
Rights of older persons, 9
Right to die, 522–525
Rural/urban communities, aging in, 549–550
Russian “Hero Mother” model, 555
Saikewicz, Joseph, (In re Saikewicz), 523, 526
Satz v. Perlmutter, 528
Schiavo, Theresa. See Guardianship of Schiavo
Schloendorff v. the Society of New York Hospital, 521
Sehnsucht, 117, 124
Selection, elective, 97
Selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC),
model of, 96, 97–102, 107
Self-fulfillment, 11
Self-neglect, 499, 501
Senescence, defined, 19–20
7-minute screen, Alzheimer’s disease, 349
Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), 350–351
Sexual abuse of the elderly, 499
Sexuality in later life, 244–265
case studies, 258–262
future research directions, 263–265
intimacy and sexual potential, 249–251
nursing homes and, 262
overview/introduction, 244–245, 265
practitioner issues:
acknowledging sexuality of older persons,
251–256
approaches to increase comfort and skills,
253–255
becoming comfortable with the sexuality of
older persons, 251–256
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered
sexuality, 255
helping older persons with sexual difficulties,
256–257
self-assessment, 252–253
research trends, 246–247
sexual desire, 248–249
sexual functioning in later life, 247–248
social policy and, 262–263
what we think we know, 245–246
Sexual orientation, 255
S/HMO model, 479
Sleep disturbances, 230–242
circadian rhythms, 233–234
future directions, 241–242
normal sleep, 231–232
overview/introduction, 230–231, 234, 242
practice and policy implications, 241
prevention, selective measures for, 238–241
circadian rhythm disturbances, 240–241
insomnia, 239
medical, neurological, and psychiatric
conditions, 240
periodic limb disorders, 239–240
restless leg syndrome, 239–240
sleep apnea, 239
prevention, universal measure for, 237–238
sleep assessments, 237–238
sleep hygiene, 238
stages of sleep (NREM/REM), 232–233
types, 234–237
circadian rhythm disorders, 236, 240–241
insomnia, 234–235, 239
medical/neurological/psychiatric conditions,
237, 240
periodic limb movement disorders, 235–236,
239–240
poor sleep hygiene, 235
restless leg syndrome, 235, 239–240
sleep apnea, 236, 239
Social/intellectual engagement, 192–194
Social policy and sexuality in later life, 262–263
Social security:
amendments (1965/1971/1972), 221–222
global, 553
privatization of, 554
Social services, 6
Social support for family caregivers, 433
Social theories, depression, 275–276
Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST), 60, 69–72
Sociological approaches to understanding age and
aging, 143–163
activity theory, 148–149
age stratification theory, 156–157
continuity theory, 149
disengagement theory, 148
exchange theory, 153
feminist theories, 159–160
life course perspectives, 157–158, 160–161
macro-level theories, 154–161
meso-level theories, 151–155
micro-level theories, 147–151
modernization theory, 154–156
overview/introduction, 143–147, 161–163
political economy theory, 158–159
problem versus puzzle, 144
subculture theory, 151–153
Special care units (SCU), 466–468, 476–477
State/local coalition-building project (Project 2015),
511–512
Stress inoculation training, 61
Stress reduction, family caregiving, 442–443
Stress resistance, and longevity, 34
Subculture theory, 151–153
Subjective well-being, 88–89
Subject Index 587