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Problems in (Really) Living

Behavioral Approaches to the Elderly’s Goals Regarding Dating, Marriage, and Sex

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In recent years behaviorists and behavior therapists have begun studying the behavior and treating the problems of the elderly (Baltes & Barton, 1977; Hussian, 1981; Skinner & Vaughn, 1983). These endeavors give rise to some important questions regarding the assumptions and the goals of what is often called “behavioral gerontology” For example: What can be a proper rationale for a behaviorally oriented clinician or researcher to demarcate a subset of the population (i.e., those over 65 years of age) for special study?; Is this consistent with the behavioral theoretical framework?; Are there any considerations that render the demarcation criterion (advanced chronological age) problematic?

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Fisher, J.E., O’Donohue, W. (1991). Problems in (Really) Living. In: Wisocki, P.A. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0638-0_9

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