410 CHAPTER 11 continuity, and to ensure that couples follow the prohibition on premarital relationships between men and women (Adler, 2001). Matchmaking in these societies occurs through both family connec­tions and personal advertisements in newspapers. Violence in Relationships Up to this point, we have been considering relation­ships that are healthy and positive. Sadly, this is […]

Love is one of those things everybody feels but nobody can define completely. (Test yourself: Can you explain fully what you mean when you look at someone special and say, “I love you”?) One way researchers have tried to understand love is to think about what components are essential. In an interesting series of studies, […]

LEARNING OBJECTIVES • What role do friends play across adulthood? • What characterizes love relationships? How do they vary across cultures? • What are abusive relationships? What characterizes elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation? J amal and Kahlid have known each other all their lives. They grew up together in New York, attended the same schools, […]

11.1 RELATIONSHIP TYPES AND ISSUES Friendships • Love Relationships • How Do We Know: Patterns and Universals of Romantic Attachment Around the World • Violence in Relationships 11.2 LIFESTYLES AND LOVE RELATIONSHIPS Singlehood • Cohabitation • Gay and Lesbian Couples • Marriage • Divorce and Remarriage • Current Controversies: Same-Sex Divorce Presents Challenges • Widowhood […]

As we have seen, Alzheimer’s disease is a devastat­ing condition, not only to patients, but to those who care for them as well. To the extent we can design effective interventions for caregivers so that they acquire the necessary skills to provide quality care, society would benefit by delaying placement into nursing homes, keeping the […]

One of the most controversial topics regarding substance abuse is how to deal with people who have the problem. If they use illicit drugs, should they be treated or jailed? If treatment is the choice, should they be placed in inpatient facilities or in outpatient programs? These decisions have become both political and sensitive. Many […]

Some forms of psychopathology, called psychoses, involve losing touch with reality and the disintegra­tion of personality. Two behaviors that occur in these disorders are delusions, which are belief sys­tems not based on reality, and hallucinations, which are distortions in perception. Although the development of psychotic disorders is rare across adulthood, the number of new cases […]

Imagine that you are about to give a speech before an audience of 500 people. In the last few minutes before your address, you begin to feel nervous, your heart starts to pound, and your palms get sweaty. (You now have something in common with Daisy’s reactions.) These feelings, common even to veteran speakers, are […]

LEARNING OBJECTIVES • What are the symptoms of anxiety disorders? How are they treated? • What are the characteristics of people with psychotic disorders? • What are the major issues involved with substance abuse? D aisy forces herself to do her daily routine. She is shaky all the time because she just doesn’t feel safe. […]

Who were the investigators, and what was the aim of the study? Dementia is marked by progressive and severe cognitive decline. But despite these losses, can people with dementia be trained to be group leaders? Most people might think the answer is "no," but Cameron Camp and Michael Skrajner (2005) decided to find out by […]