Breaking the age code : how your beliefs about aging determine how long & well you live / Becca Levy, PhD.

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Breaking the age code : how your beliefs about aging determine how long & well you live

Author:

Levy, Becca,

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Books

Summary:

A leading expert on the psychology of aging discusses how our individual beliefs about aging can have a profound effect on our life expectancy and offers stunning new revelations about the mind-body connection.

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9780063053199

Physical Description:

294 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm

Contents:

Introduction: Ideas bouncing between the US and Japan -- The pictures in our head -- Anatomy of a senior moment -- Old and fast -- Brawny brains : genes aren't destiny -- Later-life mental health growth -- Longevity advantage of 7.5 years -- Stars invisible by day : creativity and the senses -- Ageism : the evil octopus -- Individual age liberation : how to free your mind -- Societal age liberation : a new social movement -- Afterword: A town free of ageism -- Appendix 1: ABC method to bolster positive age beliefs -- Appendix 2: Ammunition to debunk negative age stereotypes -- Appendix 3: A call to end structural ageism.

Subject:

Aging -- Psychological aspects.

Self-help publications.

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Recipient of the 2023 Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award

Yale professor and leading expert on the psychology of successful aging, Dr. Becca Levy, draws on her ground-breaking research to show how age beliefs can be improved so they benefit all aspects of the aging process, including the way genes operate and the extension of life expectancy by 7.5 years.

The often-surprising results of Levy's science offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory loss, hearing decline, and cardiovascular events, are instead influenced by the negative age beliefs that dominate in the US and other ageist countries. It's time for all of us to rethink aging and Breaking the Age Code shows us how to do just that.

Based on her innovative research, stories that range from pop culture to the corporate boardroom, and her own life, Levy shows how age beliefs shape all aspects of our lives. She also presents a variety of fascinating people who have benefited from positive age beliefs as well as an entire town that has flourished with these beliefs.

Breaking the Age Code is a landmark work, presenting not only easy-to-follow techniques for improving age beliefs so they can contribute to successful aging, but also a blueprint to reduce structural ageism for lasting change and an age-just society.

Introduction: Ideas Bouncing Between the US and Japan	p. 1
1 The Pictures in Our Head	p. 9
2 Anatomy of a Senior Moment	p. 25
3 Old and Fast	p. 44
4 Brawny Brains: Genes Aren't Destiny	p. 58
5 Later-Life Mental Health Growth	p. 73
6 Longevity Advantage of 7.5 Years	p. 91
7 Stars Invisible by Day: Creativity and the Senses	p. 110
8 Ageism: The Evil Octopus	p. 130
9 Individual Age Liberation: How to Free Your Mind	p. 155
10 Societal Age Liberation: A New Social Movement	p. 172
Afterword: A Town Free of Ageism	p. 192
Appendix 1 ABC Method to Bolster Positive Age Beliefs	p. 205
Appendix 2 Ammunition to Debunk Negative Age Stereotypes	p. 211
Appendix 3 A Gall to End Structural Ageism	p. 215
Acknowledgments	p. 227
Notes	p. 231
Index	p. 283

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