| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 176 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I write for my generation -- When the fear of growing old assails you -- The worst is not inevitable -- The golden age of senior citizens -- Changing the way we see -- Answering fears about old age -- Encounters with remarkable elderly people -- Keys to a happy age -- Accepting growing old -- The heart does not grow old -- A sensual old age -- The fecundity of time -- The last joys of old age -- Knowing how to die. |
| Summary |
A groundbreaking approach to aging from one of France's best-known clinical psychologists. How should we accept growing old? It's an inevitable progression and yet in Western society the very subject of aging is often taboo and shrouded in anxiety and shame. Not anymore, says Marie de Hennezel, an internationally renowned clinical psychologist and bestselling author. Now that our lives are longer and richer than ever before, it's imperative to demystify our greatest fear and cultivate a positive awareness of aging. In this timely and essential book, de Hennezel offers a fresh perspective on the art of growing old. She confronts head-on the inevitable grief we sustain at the loss of our youth and explains how refusing to age and move forward in life is actually what makes us become old. Combining personal anecdotes with psychological theory, philosophy, and eye-opening scientific research from around the world, she shows why we should look forward to embracing everything aging has to offer in terms of human and spiritual enrichment. The Art of Growing Old is a thought-provoking, brave, and uplifting meditation on the later years as they should be lived.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Aging.
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Older people -- Psychology.
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| Added Title |
Chaleur du coeur empêche nos corps de rouiller. English
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| ISBN |
9780670023455 |
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0670023450 |
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