TY - BOOK AU - Langer,Ellen J. TI - Counter clockwise: mindful health and the power of possibility SN - 0345502043 AV - HM1033 .L36 2009 U1 - 306.4613 22 PY - 2009///] CY - New York PB - Ballantine Books KW - Social psychology KW - Aging KW - Prevention KW - Longevity KW - Attitude to Health KW - Aged KW - psychology KW - Awareness N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Counterclockwise -- Health, unlimited -- Variability -- The social construction of health -- Re-engineering medical rules -- Words in context -- What's in a word? -- Limiting experts -- Mindful aging -- Becoming health learners N2 - Investigates the nature of the link between the nonmaterial mind to the material body, arguing that people do not have to accept preconceived notions about how health declines with age, and offering advice on how to open the mind to the psychology of possibility ER -