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Range, M. Conrad, Jr. – New Outlook Blind, 1969
Descriptors: Community Programs, Exceptional Child Services, Geriatrics, Identification
Rusalem, Herbert – New Outlook Blind, 1969
Descriptors: Community Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Geriatrics, Identification
Hellinger, George – New Outlook Blind, 1969
Descriptors: Attitudes, Exceptional Child Services, Geriatrics, Motivation
Blackie, Norman K. – 1976
A 139-item questionnaire was constructed to account for additional variance in the attitudes and behaviors of student nurses toward the aged. This study was conducted to examine the effects of death anxiety on the attitudes and behaviors of student nurses toward old persons. To this end, 150 student nurses were surveyed. Eight scales were…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Death, Fear, Geriatrics
Cyr, J.; Stones, M. J. – 1976
This paper discusses the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the relationship between cognitive abilities and behavioral competencies in elderly institutional residents. The former was assessed by an array of five cognitive measures: two Piagetian tasks, Set Test, WAIS Vocabulary and Digit Span subtests, and the WMS Associate Learning subtest;…
Descriptors: Apathy, Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Ability
Wyche, Jean E., Comp.; Frey, Anne C., Comp. – 1976
This guide was prepared by the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging to aid agencies concerned with aging in planning volunteer programs. This first of three booklets is intended for the agency director and staff. It contains information of use to staff in identifying program responsibilities, planning effective management of volunteer…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Agency Role, Geriatrics
Conrad, James H. – 1977
This annotated bibliography lists 152 citations for books, journals, government publications, pamphlets, dissertations, and theses produced between 1846 and 1977. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author, followed by title, imprint, date of publication, pagination, and annotation. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the topic, entries have…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Doctoral Dissertations, Geriatrics
Mason, W. Dean, Comp. – 1972
Written by experts in the field of geriatrics, this book is composed of a group of papers. Among the subjects covered in the papers are the news media, the values of the later years, the sciences and aging, and a history of the Home. Several of the articles are written by ministers connected with the religiously oriented facility. Additional…
Descriptors: Books, Geriatrics, Medical Services, News Media
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Epstein, Leon J. – Journal of Gerontology, 1976
It is important that the clinician who treats older patients be aware that depression is the psychiatric symptom often encountered in the elderly and that it is as distressing in this age group as it is in younger persons. It often is reversible with prompt and appropriate treatment. (Author)
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems, Geriatrics, Older Adults
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Jarvik, Lissy F. – Journal of Gerontology, 1976
The subject of aging and depression leaves many unanswered questions which this author raises. Little is known regarding the differentiation of depressive illness from a melancholic response to the stressful aging process, and equally little regarding the natural history of depressions with onset in the teens, 20s, or 30s. (Author)
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems, Geriatrics, Older Adults
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Schonfield, David; Smith, G. A. – Educational Gerontology, 1976
Age effects on increasing number of targets in a letter-canceling task were examined. Age differences increased with practice but reached significance only in Session 9. The oldest group made the most omission errors. All age groups improved with practice. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Discriminant Analysis
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Lazarus, Lawrence W. – Gerontologist, 1976
This paper discusses the rationale for initiating group psychotherapy and a group program for the elderly in a private psychiatric hospital setting. The problems encountered and solutions found for patients, group therapists, and attending psychiatrists, and the therapeutic value of group therapy for the elderly psychiatric patient are examined.…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Gerontology, Group Therapy, Institutionalized Persons
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Simon, J. Richard; Pouraghabagher, A. Reza – Journal of Gerontology, 1978
Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of aging on encoding and response selection stages of a choice reaction time task. Results suggested reducing stimulus discriminability may affect information processing prior to the encoding stage, but the encoding stage is the primary locus of the slowing which accompanied aging. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Geriatrics
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Weissert, William G. – Gerontologist, 1976
Two models of geriatric day care can be empirically discriminated using data from a field study of 10 programs. Programs in both models show some tendency to adapt their features to existing environments. Descriptions of both models are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Educational Gerontology, Geriatrics, Health Services
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Duthie, Edmund H., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
A study to assess how much geriatric medicine and gerontology was included in Part I and Part II of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) examinations, how well students performed in these areas, and whether the amount of content had changed since 1978 is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aging (Individuals), Certification, Curriculum
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