Too Young to Be Old

Love, Learn, Work, and Play as You Age (Retire Smart, Retire Happy Series Book 3)
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4338-2749-5
Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 277 g

Reihe: LifeTools: Books for the General Public

As the Baby Boomer generation reaches retirement age, an unprecedented number of Americans will soon be 55 or older. More so than ever before, the question is on our minds: How do I age well?

In this accessible and upbeat guide, Schlossberg builds on the concepts she pioneered in her smash hits Retire Smart, Retire Happy and Revitalizing Retirement with an engaging take on positive aging. Looking at the basic issues of aging — health, finances, and relationships — readers will learn to think about and develop a deliberate plan to age happily.

Using her own inspirational life as a backdrop, and applying her considerable experience as a psychologist, Schlossberg looks at aging through the lens of positive psychology.

By taking a broad and comprehensive view on aging issues combined with an approachable discussion on psychological theories, this title will help teach readers the principles of aging well, including: - Resolving your love-hate relationship with aging
- Addressing and dealing with ageism
- Embracing change
- Diversifying your coping skills
- Creating your retirement fantasy
- Coping with health challenges
- Understanding your family transitions
- Handling intimacy and romance

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schlossberg, Nancy K

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. Resolve Your Love–Hate Relationship With Aging
- Talk Back to Your Mirror
- Just Say No to Ageism
- II. Understand Transitions
- Embrace Change
- Diversify Your Coping Skills
- III. Navigate the Many Transitions of Aging
- Create Your Own Retirement Fantasy
- Choose Your Place: Location, Location, Location
- Cope With Health Challenges
- Understand Your Family Transitions
- IV. Create the New You
- Keep Your Dance Card Full: Pay Attention to Friends, Family, and Fun
- Go for Romance (If You Want It)
- Create Your Own Happiness: Your Path to Positive Aging
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy K. Schlossberg, EdD, is a professor emerita, Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, College of Education at the University of Maryland. She previously served on the faculties of Wayne State University, Howard University, and Pratt Institute. She was the first woman executive at the American Council of Education (ACE), where she established the Office of Women in Higher Education (1973). She later served as a Senior Fellow at ACE's Center on Adult Learning. She has published nine books, including Counseling Adults in Transition: Linking Schlossberg's Theory With Practice in a Diverse World (4th ed., 2012, with M. L. Anderson and J. Goodman); Revitalizing Retirement: Reshaping Your Identity, Relationships, and Purpose (APA, 2009); Overwhelmed: Coping With Life's Ups and Downs (2nd ed., 2007, with M. Evans); Retire Smart, Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path in Life (APA, 2004); Getting the Most Out of College (2001, with A. Chickering); and Going to Plan B (1996, with S. Robinson). Dr. Schlossberg has delivered more than 100 keynote addresses. She has been quoted in cover stories in USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Reader's Digest, Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens, U.S. News & World Report, Consumer Reports, and was featured in a 90-minute PBS pledge special in June 2007, Retire Smart, Retire Happy. Dr. Schlossberg is a Fellow in three divisions of APA; Fellow, Gerontological Association; APA's G. Stanley Hall Lecturer on Adult Development; and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Maryland. She received awards from The National Career Development Association, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and American College Personnel Association. She recently received the 2016 Teachers College Columbia University Distinguished Alumni Award.