Is That the End?

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i can imagine if subconsciously, deep down, it only means negative things, that i would just be more base line stressed out. I mean, think t you trip and you go, is that the end? Did ijus break my hip? Whatever it is, right? As opposed to, again, these positive things that we've all seen. My grandmother never thought she was any less able. Despite probably not a lot of things on her side in terms of either genetics or whatever, she she crushed it. And i think that iso probably that kind of a attitude of taking on the world and not being ruled by it, but finding ways to make a mark on the world.

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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