New Frontiers in Aging

Spirit and Science to Maximize Peak Experience in Your 60s, 70s, and Beyond

Olga Brom Spencer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

2008
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-313-35933-0 (ISBN)

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As elders are living longer and healthier lives, these additional years call for what author Olga Spencer explains is a new vision and fulfillment of the senior stage. Here psychologist Spencer pinpoints how we can transform our perception of aging, changing from seeing senior years as a time of decline, to seeing this stage as a great opportunity for final, ultimate development. We can all transform our lives, to recognize new, unexpected and vital experiences and potentials, she explains. Enlisting fields as diverse as psychology, medical science, physics and cosmology, Spencer shows us the new frontiers in aging, and how our choices determine our destiny.

Spencer also focuses on peak experiences, those moments that are for us validation of life lived fully and with passion, and their importance to seniors to not only fulfillment but also biological wellness and independence ce. Three of her book's major points are that aging begins in the mind, that aging is an obsolete concept, and that lifestyle (not age) determines successful aging. This thought-provoking book, written with the assistance of two medical doctors and a registered dietician, will interest any readers over 50 who want to live their senior years to their fullest, as well as their family members and loved ones, in addition to social workers, mental health professionals, medical professionals, clergy and other professionals in roles caring for seniors.

Olga Brom Spencer, PhD is a psychologist, author, and octogenarian practicing what she writes about - self-development. As a clinician, she was a member of the Faculty at New York University School of Social Work. She later became Founder and Director of the Center for Family Development Inc., and the World Trade Family Center, based in the World Trade Center, pioneering innovative treatments for one-parent families, with the cooperation of Margaret Mead, Dr. W. Schwartz, Marianne Walters, and Adelphi University. Among her honors are the AARP National Award for Seniors and the Star of the Year Award for the Westport/Weston (CT) AARP.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1.) The Fountain of Youth
2.) The Fourth Age
3.) The Purpose
4.) The Fountain of Energy
5.) Changing Faces of Love and Sensuality
6.) The Creative Process of Life
7.) Living Longer, Living Stronger, Nancy Ryan, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.
8.) Impact of Lifestyles on Health, Anna C. Freitag, M.D., FACS, FACE
9.) Modern Medicine and Rejuvenation, Joel Singer, M.D., FACS, ASPS
10.) Fitness At Fifty and Beyond
11.) Vertigo, Dizziness and Balance
12.) The Duality of Being
13.) Journey Toward the Light
Epilogue
List of Abbreviations

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.10.2008
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
ISBN-10	0-313-35933-4 / 0313359334
ISBN-13	978-0-313-35933-0 / 9780313359330
Zustand	Neuware