Advancing Integrative Psychological Research on Adaptive and Healthy Aging - Session 1

Advancing Integrative Psychological Research on Adaptive and Healthy Aging

Introduction and Welcoming Remarks * Bob Levenson, IPSR, UC Berkeley - Introduction and framing the questions * Lis Nielsen, NIA - NIA interests * Richard Suzman, NIA - NIA vision

Session 1 - Fundamental Social and Affective Processes in Aging
Framing Talk * Laura Carstensen, Stanford - Why isn't aging depressing?
Exciting Findings * Louise Phillips, Aberdeen - Aging and the use of emotional cues to guide social judgments * Derek Isaacowitz, Brandeis - What is the function of age-related positive gaze preferences? * Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Georgia Tech - Effective emotion regulation in older adulthood: Converging levels of analysis * Steve Manuck, Pittsburgh - Correlates of social position in brain serotonergic function * Michael Lamb, Cambridge - Exploring the effects of attachment relationships on reactions to transitions

Open Discussion (Moderators: Bob Levenson and Lis Nielsen)


The workshop, "Advancing Integrative Psychological Research on Adaptive and Healthy Aging," is organized by the Institute of Personality and Social Research of the University of California, Berkeley and the Division of Behavioral and Social Research of the National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health.

The workshop focuses on advancing discussion in core emerging areas of psychological science in aging concerning emotional function, social relationships, and social behaviors.

It highlights novel approaches currently being taken in the field, and encourages cross-talk and interaction between researchers in the field of aging and researchers in other areas of psychological science.

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