Psychology and Aging

Psychology & Psychiatry

Who do you think you are? That depends, researchers suggest

Let any one try, I will not say to arrest, but to notice or attend to, the present moment of time. One of the most baffling experiences occurs. Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

An active social life associated with well-being in life

Staying active socially despite health-related challenges appears to help lessen the decline in well-being people often experience late in life, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Negative beliefs about aging predict Alzheimer's disease

Newly published research led by the Yale School of Public Health demonstrates that individuals who hold negative beliefs about aging are more likely to have brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Not so happy old age?

The notion that older people are happier than younger people is being challenged following a recent study led by a University of Bradford lecturer.

Psychology & Psychiatry

College social life can predict well-being at midlife

It's well known that being socially connected promotes a person's overall and psychological health. A new study from the University of Rochester now shows that the quantity of social interactions a person has at 20—and ...

Health

Aging couples connected in sickness and health

As the world's population of older adults increases, so do conversations around successful aging—including seniors' physical, mental and social well-being.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Does your sense of humor change as you age?

A UA researcher and two co-authors examined whether young, middle-aged and older adults found clips of inappropriate social behavior to be funny.

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