Screen LibraryBetter with age : the psychology of successful aging /
Highlights how old age is not all downhill by illustrating the paradoxes and pleasures of old age, and new research about successful aging. Also, shows what activities one can do to age well, how attitudes and expectations about aging are linked to how we age, and ways to enjoy older age.
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Highlights how old age is not all downhill by illustrating the paradoxes and pleasures of old age, and new research about successful aging. Also, shows what activities one can do to age well, how attitudes and expectations about aging are linked to how we age, and ways to enjoy older age. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 236 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190279981 0190279982 |
| Index Number: | BF724 |
| CLC: |
C913.6 B844.3 |
| Call Number: | B844.3/C348 |
| Contents: | What is successful aging? -- Happiness: a funny thing happens as we get older -- Memory: our memory becomes more selective with age -- Wisdom: the benefits of experience and creativity -- Staying sharp: what is an active lifestyle? -- Brain training: can computer games make me smarter? -- Habits and hobbies: old and new friends -- Retiring and rewiring: the new "R & R" of old age -- It gets even better with age: start successful aging now. |