Psychologies of Ageing Theory, Research and Practice
This book brings together a diversity of perspectives on the psychology of ageing. Exploring theoretical, conceptual, empirical and practical viewpoints on the topic, the authors offer insight into a range of contemporary issues. Dedicated chapters discus
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PSYCHOLOGIES OF AGEING THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Psychologies of Ageing
Elizabeth Peel • Carol Holland Michael Murray Editors
Psychologies of Ageing Theory, Research and Practice
Editors Elizabeth Peel School of Social Sciences Loughborough University Loughborough, UK
Carol Holland School of Health and Medicine Lancaster University Lancaster, UK
Michael Murray School of Psychology Keele University Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-97033-2 ISBN 978-3-319-97034-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97034-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018957989 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Jayesh/gettyimages This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
I feel honoured to be invited to write this Foreword, to a positive presentation of the psychologies of ageing and of dementia. So much has changed since 1995, when I was diagnosed with dementia. I was only 46 and a recently divorced single mother of three girls aged 9, 13, and 19. We had just moved at the weekend into our new house and were looking forward to a bright new future. However, on the Monday after our move, I had a follow-up appointment with a neurologist, taking an hour off from work to do this. I had been suffering from extreme headaches each week, and what I thought were symptoms of stress, such as occasionally becoming confused with words, as well as with finding my way on familiar routes. There had been a few months of scans and tests, and now I was looking forward to finding out what was wrong. With his back towards me, while looking at my scans and test results, the specialist calmly said that my symptoms of what I
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