A Healthy Mind, a Longer Life

1- Read A Healthy Mind, a Longer Life https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov06/healthy

• According to the article, how does having a positive view of aging affect longevity (how long you live)?
• Why might elderly Chinese adults perform better on memory tests than elderly American adults

2- Think of a time when you were negatively stigmatized in some way.

• What assumptions did you think others were making about you?
• How did that feel?

3- It’s easy to see how people might assume that a man who hangs out with gay men is gay himself. But what about people who associate with overweight individuals? 

• Why would they experience the “courtesy stigma”?

4- Describe the basic idea of stereotype threat, and give an example.