Human Growth and Development / Unit 16 HGD 2294 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Emotional Aging Is the Norm
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The idea
Life satisfaction is stable or rising with age; happiness rises through late midlife and early old age, possibly declining in very late life.
In practice
Support, exercise and physical functioning helping, while financial strain, caregiving, loneliness and grief hurt.
Where people slip
The misconception is that happiness declines in old age; causal direction between these factors and happiness is hard to establish.
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