Possible selves of individuals with Alzheimer's disease

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-294

  Cotrell, Victoria ^a   Hooker, Karen ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Motivation; Personality; Self concept

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 22544467742     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.20.2.285     Document Type: Article

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