Elizabeth Theiss Smith

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Individuals appear to become more self-content in old age, an aspect of Emotional Stability called the La Dolce Vita effect: the sweet life. Older adults are more content with what they have, more self-contained and laid-back, less driven toward productivity. Mood disorders, anxiety, and behavioral problems decrease past age sixty, and onset of these problems after that age is very rare.
Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives
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