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2008

Psychiatry and Psychology

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Exploring The Versatility Of Telemedicine In Diverse Medical Arenas, Pennie Seibert, Tiffany Whitmore, Carin Patterson, Caitlin Otto, Michael Ward, Missy Coblentz, Nichole Whitener, Christian Zimmerman Dec 2007

Exploring The Versatility Of Telemedicine In Diverse Medical Arenas, Pennie Seibert, Tiffany Whitmore, Carin Patterson, Caitlin Otto, Michael Ward, Missy Coblentz, Nichole Whitener, Christian Zimmerman

Pennie S. Seibert

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Social Psychological Aspects Of Communication And Aging, Marie Savundranayagam, E. Ryan Dec 2007

Social Psychological Aspects Of Communication And Aging, Marie Savundranayagam, E. Ryan

Marie Y Savundranayagam

Language plays an important role in defining identities in older adulthood. Both self-perception and others' perceptions of older adults are reflected through language used by older and younger adults (see recent texts: de Bot & Makoni, 2005; Harwood, 2007; Hummert & Nussbaum, 2001; Nussbaum & Coupland, 2004). In this review, we outline key theoretical perspectives on the study of communication with older adults and provide evidence supporting these perspectives within the context of age stereotypes, intergenerational communication, cross-cultural communication, and health care encounters. Given that communication is an interactive process, we discuss how older adults use language and communication to …