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+ Feelings go up after midlife - feelings subside after midlife

+ Feelings go up after midlife - feelings subside after midlife Older adults use more + words to describe emotions Older adults pay less attention to - stimuli Amygdala diminishes in responsiveness to - stimuli and retains its responsiveness to +. As the years go by feelings mellow

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+ Feelings go up after midlife - feelings subside after midlife

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  1. + Feelings go up after midlife • - feelings subside after midlife • Older adults use more + words to describe emotions • Older adults pay less attention to - stimuli • Amygdala diminishes in responsiveness to - stimuli and retains its responsiveness to +

  2. As the years go by feelings mellow • Highs less high, lows less low • There is stability of well being across the life span • Adult moods are less extreme but more enduring • Old age offers less intense joy but greater contentment and increased spirituality • As we age, life becomes less an emotional rollercoaster, more like paddling a canoe

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