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lak

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Discuss well-being in older adults and two changes in the brain that improve well-being as people age.
 
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According to research presented in your text, what can be done to keep a marriage happy for a long time?
 
  a. Be up front about what bothers you about your spouse
  b. Do not intrude on your spouse's private life
 c. Be forgiving
 d. Confide in friends


tsternbergh47

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Subjective well-being is an evaluation of one's life that is associated with positive feelings. Older adults have improved subjective well-being compared with middle-aged adults. Emotion-focused research in neuroscience is providing answers to the question of why subjective well-being tends to increase with age. Age-related changes in how the amygdala functions lower emotional arousal in older adults. It may be one reason that older adults experience less negative emotion, lower rates of depression, and better well-being. Brain activity in the prefrontal cortex also changes with age and is responsible for older adults remembering more positive emotional content.

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