Why We Age-New Models for Successful Aging. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, “the new model for successful aging includes physical and mental well-being and contains three elements: avoiding disease and disability, sustaining high cognitive and physical function, and engaging with life” (NIMH, 2002). For this assignment, use the damage and programmed theories of aging to describe the varying reasons why, and how, we age. Additionally, elaborate on the new model of successful aging outlined below, and discuss how each component of this model encourages successful aging:
Avoiding disease and disability Sustaining high cognitive function Sustaining high physical function Engaging with life
How do we achieve each of these elements? What can we do to promote overall physical and mental health, and prevent the onset of disease?
No comments:
Post a Comment