Aging well : surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark Harvard study of adult development by Vaillant, George E., 1934- instant download

Aging well : surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark Harvard study of adult development by Vaillant, George E., 1934- instant download

viii, 373 pages : 25 cm, Argues \"that individual lifestyle choices play a greater role than genetics, wealth, race, or other factors in determining how happy people are in later life\"--Back cover, Includes errata slip, Includes bibliographical references and index, 1. The study of adult development -- 2. Ripeness is all : social and emotional maturation -- 3. The past and how much it matters -- 4. Generativity : a key to successful aging -- 5. Keeper of the meaning -- 6. Integrity : death be not proud -- 7. Healthy aging : a second pass -- 8. Retirement, play, and creativity -- 9. Does wisdom increase with age? -- 10. Spirituality, religion, and old age -- 11. Do people really change over time? -- 12. Positive aging : a reprise -- Appendices -- A. The three cohorts -- B. An illustrated glossary of defenses -- C. Methodology for assessing maturity of adaptive mental mechanisms (a.k.a. defenses) -- D. Assessment of childhood scales -- E. Basic trust at age 50 associated with childhood environment and future successful aging -- F. Scale for subjective physical health (instrumental activities of daily living) -- G. Scale for objective mental health (age 50-65) -- H. Scale for objective social supports (age 50-70, Harvard cohort only) -- I. Scale for subjective life satisfaction -- J. Table contrasting the happy-well with the sad-sick and the prematurely dead -- K. Graceful aging scale -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index