How Do We Change Our Age Beliefs?

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We all know that westerners tend to have a not the most positive view towards aging. How do we change that? Yes, so that's a good question. So i think the first step is to increase our awareness. And this means becoming aware of our own age belief but also the age beliefs that we encounter in everyday life. In the book, breaking the aged code, i present about 15 or so evidence based tools that people can take on to improve the age beliefs.

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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