Longevity and health are determined by a diverse--and surprising--set of factors. Emotional
Longevity explores them all, providing nothing less than a new definition of what it means to …

The field of emotions research has recently seen an unexpected period of growth and
expansion, both in traditional psychological literature and in gerontology. The Handbook of …

The general objective of this article is to critically review the state of the art regarding current
factors accounting for aging, longevity and successful longevity. There are two major …

EARLIER IN this century, acute infectious conditions were the major causes of death. In
contrast, conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the leading causes of …

Adulthood begins as a time of hopes and tensions as people acquire full adult status. Young
adults must complete an education, establish an occupation and household, acquire …

Rationale It has long been known that factors of the mind and of interpersonal relationships
influence health, but it is only in the last 50 years that an independent scientific field of health …

A common view of the changes wrought by aging is reflected in Bette Davis's famous
statement that" old age is no place for sissies." This view focuses on the negative …

4th Edition 2007 312 pp. ISBN 1-57524-245-1 $44.50 opment, it reinforces the notion that
changes in each area of our lives are interwoven with changes in other areas. Throughout …

Individuals vary significantly in disease-proneness, recuperation, health, and longevity.
Some of this variability can be predicted from personality, which captures biopsychosocial …

In Health its 1946 Organization charter, the (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO)
explicitly stated that health is more than the absence of disease, discomfort, and disability-it …