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POSTING:
Emotion and Adult
Development Conference
October 7-9, 1996
Sponsored by Penn State's
Gerontology Center and the Philadelphia Geriatric Center
The Penn State Scanticon Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania
a continuing and distance education service of the College of Health and Human
Development
For more information, please visit the
Emotion and Adult Development Conference Web site:
http://www.cde.psu.edu/C&I/emotion/
About the Conference
Recent theoretical developments and research in the social and behavioral
sciences have brought a new understanding of the role of emotion in the inner
lives and external transactions of children and adults. Similar work has begun
in gerontology. This conference will address key topics in the study of
emotion as applied to aging and adult development. To provide
cross-disciplinary contributions, points of view will be considered that are
intrinsically relevant to biology, medicine, neuropsychology, developmental
psychology, social psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
The major focus will be on the emotional processes that are characteristic of
the general adult and aging population. However, most emotional processes can
operate in pathological ways in those who are in poor physical or mental
health. Hence, we will consider the entire range of emotional function from
typical normal behavior to emotional expression in pathological states.
The conference will begin with an overview presentation to establish how
emotion fits into the total system of person and environment, and how
developmental issues should be articulated in this area.
This will be followed by four topical sessions: Biopsychological Aspects of
Emotion; Cognitive and Experiential Aspects of Emotion; Interpersonal and
Social Aspects of Emotion; and Cultural and Environmental Contexts of Emotion.
Each session will include a major overview and related research presentations,
followed by extensive discussions.
Papers
Papers will not be available at the conference, but expanded versions of the
presentations will be published as Volume 17 of the Annual Review of
Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Conference Chairs
M. Powell Lawton, Philadelphia Geriatric Center
K. Warner Schaie, Penn State
For More Information
Judy Hall, Conference Planner
The Pennsylvania State University
225 Penn State Scanticon
University Park PA 16802-7002
Phone: (814) 863-5130
Fax: (814) 863-5190
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
To receive a brochure with registration materials, nationwide, call
1-800-PSU-TODAY (1-800-778-8632) or send us an e-mail with your name, address,
phone number, fax number, and Internet address to [log in to unmask]
Please be sure to reference Emotion and Adult Development Conference in all
correspondence.
For information about all of Penn State's upcoming programs, visit our Web
site: http://www.cde.psu.edu.
