Approaching Alzheimer's Proactively
What Therapists Can Do to Lessen Its Impact
By Robert Hill - Since our population is aging, memory decline is something older clients are increasingly bringing to therapists. We have to help these clients understand that memory is like any other bodily ability: it shows the signs of natural aging. And while no pill can restore memory to its youthful proficiency, people actually have more control over memory loss than they think.
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A Positive Psychology Approach to Aging Well
Four Lessons for Growing Old with a Positive State of Mind
By Robert Hill - The question of interest in the 21st century has turned from "How long will I live?" to "If I'm going to live a long time, how can I be happy in the process?" From a practical point of view, it would seem that growing old portends misery, not happiness. However, in spite of the harsh realities of aging, most of us believe that old age is still worthwhile. Here's why.
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Positive Psychology Approaches to Aging Gracefully
How Therapists Can Boost Happiness for Elderly Clients
More people are living into very old age than ever before. But with a greater life expectancy, the prime question for the growing elderly population has moved from "How long will I live?" to "If I'm going to live a long time, how can I be happy in the process?" The realm of Positive Psychology offers specific actions and habits of mind that we can learn to help the process of aging become a more positive experience for our clients and ourselves. Here are a few ways to construe growing old as meaningful and worthwhile, regardless of the challenges that old age inevitably presents.
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Positive Aging
From a practical point of view, it would seem that growing old portends misery, not happiness. However, in spite of the harsh realities of aging, most of us believe that old age is still worthwhile. This optimistic attitude has been fueled by the Positive Psychology movement, which champions the idea that how we think about our day-to-day living shapes what it means to be happy.
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Case Study
Strategies for the Aging Brain: Coping with Memory Loss
Too often, a faltering memory is a source of not only everyday inconvenience, but paralyzing dread.
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In Consultation
Positive Aging - A new paradigm for growing old
How to continue to get the most out of life as you age.
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Approaching Alzheimer's Proactively
What Therapists Can Do to Lessen Its Impact
By Robert Hill - Since our population is aging, memory decline is something older clients are increasingly bringing to therapists. We have to help these clients understand that memory is like any other bodily ability: it shows the signs of natural aging. And while no pill can restore memory to its youthful proficiency, people actually have more control over memory loss than they think.
Daily Blog
A Positive Psychology Approach to Aging Well
Four Lessons for Growing Old with a Positive State of Mind
By Robert Hill - The question of interest in the 21st century has turned from "How long will I live?" to "If I'm going to live a long time, how can I be happy in the process?" From a practical point of view, it would seem that growing old portends misery, not happiness. However, in spite of the harsh realities of aging, most of us believe that old age is still worthwhile. Here's why.
Daily Blog
Positive Psychology Approaches to Aging Gracefully
How Therapists Can Boost Happiness for Elderly Clients
More people are living into very old age than ever before. But with a greater life expectancy, the prime question for the growing elderly population has moved from "How long will I live?" to "If I'm going to live a long time, how can I be happy in the process?" The realm of Positive Psychology offers specific actions and habits of mind that we can learn to help the process of aging become a more positive experience for our clients and ourselves. Here are a few ways to construe growing old as meaningful and worthwhile, regardless of the challenges that old age inevitably presents.
Daily Blog
Positive Aging
From a practical point of view, it would seem that growing old portends misery, not happiness. However, in spite of the harsh realities of aging, most of us believe that old age is still worthwhile. This optimistic attitude has been fueled by the Positive Psychology movement, which champions the idea that how we think about our day-to-day living shapes what it means to be happy.
Daily Blog
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Case Study
Strategies for the Aging Brain: Coping with Memory Loss
Too often, a faltering memory is a source of not only everyday inconvenience, but paralyzing dread.
Magazine Article
In Consultation
Positive Aging - A new paradigm for growing old
How to continue to get the most out of life as you age.
Magazine Article
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Robert Hill, Ph.D., is professor and chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. He's the author of Positive Aging: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers.
