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Better with age : the psychology of successful aging  Cover Image Book Book

Better with age : the psychology of successful aging / Alan D. Castel.

Castel, Alan D. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780190279981 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 236 p. ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-227) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 really 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.
Subject: Adulthood > Psychological aspects.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
Aging > Social aspects.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Castlegar Campus Library BF 724.5 C37 2019 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
B001625325 General Volume hold Available -

Prologue: How 1 Got Interested in Successful Aging at a Young Age vii
Introduction: The Benefits of Aging and the Psychology of Successful Aging xi
One What Is Successful Aging?
1(22)
Two Happiness: A Funny Thing Happens as We Get Older
23(18)
Three Memory: Our Memory Becomes More Selective with Age
41(22)
Four Wisdom: The Benefits of Life Experiences and Creativity
63(18)
Five Staying Sharp: What Is an Active Lifestyle?
81(20)
Six Brain Training: Can Computer Games Really Make Me Smarter?
101(22)
Seven Habits and Hobbies: Old and New Friends
123(18)
Eight Retiring and Rewiring: The New "R & R" of Old Age
141(22)
Nine It Gets Even Better with Age: Start Successful Aging Now
163(22)
Closing Comments 185(2)
Epilogue: Are You Aging, or Is It Just Me? 187(2)
Acknowledgments 189(4)
Notes 193(36)
Index 229


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