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Counter clockwise : mindful health and the power of possibility [sound recording] / Ellen J. Langer.

Counterclockwise (other title)

Summary:

Investigates the nature of the link between the nonmaterial mind to the material body, arguing that people do not have to accept preconceived notions about how health declines with age, and offering advice on how to open the mind to the psychology of possibility.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780345502049
  • ISBN: 0345502043
  • Physical Description: xiii, 215 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2009]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-206) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Counterclockwise -- Health, unlimited -- Variability -- The social construction of health -- Re-engineering medical rules -- Words in context -- What's in a word? -- Limiting experts -- Mindful aging -- Becoming health learners.
Subject:
Social psychology.
Aging > Prevention.
Longevity.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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