Summary: A person who is 50 years old today has a good chance of living into his or her mid-80s-but with that longevity comes a higher likelihood of a decline in brain function as life nears its end. With this in mind, neuroscientists have created a system for strengthening the brain and improving its performance. In this documentary, Michael Merzenich of The University of California, San Francisco, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Controversial Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease - and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted. In this TEDTalk, de Grey launches into a whirlwind presentation that hammers home his thoughts on how to defeat biological aging. a Q-and-A session follows. “Aubrey de Grey is a man of ideas,” says MIT’s...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Developmental psychologists Paul and Margret Baltes proposed a model of adaptive competence for the entire life span, but the emphasis here is on old age. In this program, the Baltes illustrate their SOC (selection, optimization, and compensation) model with engaging vignettes of senior citizens leading fulfilling lives, including writers Betty Friedan and Joan Erikson and dancer Bud Mercer....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1997
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Summary: Betty Friedan, who originally gained fame for her pivotal role in the Women’s Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, continued to be an insightful and outspoken social critic for the rest of her life. In this program, Friedan discusses the research she did about the myths and realities of aging and her personal experience of being over 70. Her zesty style of speaking and her sharp analysis of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: In this program, Joan M. Erikson describes her search for a better living situation for her frail husband, Erik H. Erikson, and then presents a poignant recounting of his subsequent death. She uses these experiences to suggest strategies to meet the physical and emotional needs of the fragile elderly and to support those who work with them. With a personal understanding of the challenges of old...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1995
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Summary: “Wisdom and integrity are something that other people may see in an old person, but it’s not what that old person is feeling.” In this program, Joan M. Erikson offers a frank and personal reexamination of the last stage of the life cycle—a stage she believes that she and her husband, Erik H. Erikson, tended to romanticize when they formulated their eight-stage life cycle theory decades earlier....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1995
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Summary: This program describes the physical and psychological characteristics of the three stages of adult development, along with some factors that influence wellness as men and women age. Universal determinants of health are covered, including lifestyle choices, gender differences, and environmental conditions. Addressing the emotional development of adults, the video outlines Erik Erikson's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011