Electronic/World Wide Web>Blog:  Lachs, Mark (April 11, 2011), Want To Live To 100? Try To Bounce Back From Stress, NPR, Retrieved on 2011-04-15
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    15 APR 2011

     A Positive Outlook Extends Lifespan

    I define it loosely as the ability to bounce back from stress. Many scientists view this solely as biological stress. But many of us who care for older patients see adaptive competence as psychologically critical as well. You don't get to be 109 without life hurling a few curveballs at you, and Reichert has had more than her share: bereavement, gender discrimination, medical issues. And after each, she dusts herself off and moves on. [...] My colleague Becca Levy, a professor of epidemiolo...
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    Controlling for other factors, having a positive attitude about life and progressing forward despite setbacks extends one's lifespan.

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