ADM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ageism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 1300
• Professor: Bernard Guite

Document Summary

A life half full: aging with optimism (newsusa) sponsored news as americans age, one element seems to be key for their mental and physical health: optimism. That"s the finding suggested by a new humana survey, which asked americans age 60 and over how they perceive the importance of various wellness traits. Although the survey uncovered many perspectives, the findings about optimism suggest a possible link between a glass half full mentality and mental and physical health: * older americans who rated themselves as very optimistic about aging tended to be the most active physically, socially and in their communities. * they also reported a much lower number of physically unhealthy days per month on average: 2. 84 for the most optimistic, compared to 12. 55 physically unhealthy days for the least optimistic. * the most optimistic also felt on average 12 years younger than their actual age (those who are least optimistic felt on average 7 years older than their actual age).