Psychosocial Approaches to Health and Wellbeing in Adulthood

Beginning with an explanation of the author’s lifespan approach, its opening then considers cultural influences on our understanding of adulthood and older age before moving on to provide a comprehensive outline of the psychosocial theory that will be employed in the book. In its analysis of developmental stages, the book covers key issues of current concern including: medicalisation; community versus institutional care; living with a degenerative physical condition; and ‘the Sandwich Generation’ i.e. those caring for both their children and their parents. Ethnicity, sexuality, gender, class, spirituality, and COVID-19 are continuously integrated themes within each topic covered.

 

Utilising a practice-oriented case study and reflective questions it illustrates how psychosocial perspectives may be applied within family, workplace, health, and social care contexts. It offers students of Social Work, Nursing, Mental Health, Psychology, Human Development, Gerontology and Aging the tools needed to evaluate the interlocking psychosocial factors influencing the lives of those who will be in their care.