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Zusatztext This book will definitely broaden people's understanding of aging and dying as the last challenging developmental task. Paradoxically, to age well, one needs to confront death. It will take all the lessons and wisdoms we have learned in order to get through the last stage with sustained growth in courage, meaning and well-being. Informationen zum Autor Mindy Greenstein, PhD, is Clinical Psychologist and Psycho-oncologist, Writer and National Speaker, and Consultant to the geriatric psychiatry group in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Jimmie Holland, MD, is Wayne E. Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology, Attending Psychiatrist, and Founder of the geriatric psychiatry group at the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Medical School of Cornell University. Klappentext Contrary to common wisdom and the fears of mid-lifers, our sense of well-being actually goes up in older age, even in the presence of illness or disability. Lighter as We Go is the first book to explore how and why that is. Zusammenfassung Contrary to common wisdom and the fears of mid-lifers, our sense of well-being actually goes up in older age, even in the presence of illness or disability. Lighter as We Go is the first book to explore how and why that is. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: Character, Character Strength, and Continuity Over Time Chapter 1. The Oak Tree and the U-Bend: Age, Well-Being, and the Experience of Me-ness Chapter 2. A Look at the Grownup Years Chapter 3. Character Strengths and Virtues Chapter 4. Older Age in the Olden Days: A History of Aging in the Western World Part II: The Virtues Chapter 5. The Virtue of Transcendence: Beyond the Self Chapter 6. The Underappreciated Virtue of Humor: You Can't Spell Joy Without the Oy Chapter 7. The Virtues of Humanity and Social Justice: Do Unto Others Chapter 8. The Virtue of Courage: If I Only Had the Nerve Chapter 9. The Virtue of Wisdom: Knowing What We Don't Know Chapter 10. The Virtue of Temperance: Moderation in All Things (almost) Chapter 11. The Virtue of Passing on to the Next Generation: The Bridge Between Past and Future Part III Putting the Virtues to Work Chapter 12. When Older Doesn't Feel Lighter: Loneliness and Social Isolation Chapter 13. The Virtue of Appreciating the Cycle of Life in Elders Appendix: Vintage Readers Book Club Readings ...
