Is Aging a Self Fulfilling Prophecy?

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A lot of, you no, health fits in every culture. I think there's much more of an ecceptance of the life span as being this natural process and has advantages and disadvantages at every stage of it. And thinking about what we want to embrace, or some of the positive qualities can be had. We actually have found in our research something thata like a snowballing effect. So we actually find that, because of this positive loop, you can actually see improvements over time.

Dr. Becca Levy's research explores psychosocial factors that influence older individuals’ cognitive and physical functioning, as well as their longevity. She is credited with creating a field of study that focuses on how positive and negative age stereotypes, which are assimilated from the culture, can have beneficial and adverse effects, respectively, on the health of older individuals.

Dr. Levy's book, Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live is available now!

Learn more about Dr. Levy at: https://ysph.yale.edu/profile/becca_levy/.

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