Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Author: Levy, Becca. Title: Breaking the age code : how your beliefs about aging determine how long & well you live / Becca Levy, PhD. Call Number: 155.67 Levy 2022 Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] ©2022 Description: 294 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm 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. Subjects: Aging -- Psychological aspects. Old age. Mind and body. Longevity. Ageism. Genre: Self-help publications. Other Title: How your beliefs about aging determine how long & well you live How your beliefs about aging determine how long and well you live Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-282) and index. 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 : 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. ISBN: 9780063053199 0063053195 9780063053199 System Availability: 16 # System items in: 15 Current Holds: 0 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Summary Table of Contents Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
