2023-09-02 02:00:00
During youth and maturity, many events or situations are explained by external factors. However, in old age there appears a tendency to attribute some events to one’s advanced age. For example, “I forgot my house keys because I’m old” or “I’m no longer good for such and such.” These ideas, which parasitize the mind, have great suggestive power. Precisely, in a recent scientific investigation, it was verified that the learning capacity in the elderly remains practically intact, but that the emotional issues or the prejudices that usually accompany age boycott it. In reality, failed acts, such as a mistake or forgetfulness, usually have an unconscious significance and, therefore, are inseparable from the human condition and independent of age. Society and the media, sometimes, also contribute to strengthening harmful stereotypes about old age, and this leads those affected to visualize their own reality through this perspective. In an investigation carried out at the Vrije University, in Amsterdam, it was verified that in people over 100 years of age with healthy living conditions, physical deterioration can be slowed down and mental capacities can be preserved until the end. Therefore, in order to contribute to full and healthy aging, it is important to lead a balanced life focused on self-care, and also to obtain some wisdom, capacity for analysis and firmness, so as not to step on the stick of deception that abounds in these times. .
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