The Psychology of Retirement

The Psychology of Retirement is the first self-help guide to retirement based on highly proven psychological coping strategies. Provides the most comprehensive and coherent account of the challenges of retirement and the associated aging process Represents the culmination of over 30 years of clinical, teaching and research involvement in the main issues discussed within this book Draws systematically on applied scientific theories, accepted professional circles, which are interpreted and communicated by an applied scientist A constructive emphasis establishes the best possible coping strategies and perspectives

About this Book and Author ix Acknowledgments xi 1. The Surprises of Retirement 1 2. Understanding Retirement 29 3. Reframing Retirement 55 4. Relating in Retirement 79 5. Supporting Retirement 99 6. Learning from Life 119 7. Learning for Life 139 8. Conclusions 159 Notes 177 Recommended Reading 187 Index 189