Preface and Acknowledgments | p. vii |
Introduction: Emotional Longevity: Toward a New Definition of Health | p. 1 |
Thoughts and Actions 1: Expectations, Explanations, and Beliefs | p. 15 |
Expectations and Explanations | p. 21 |
Is Optimism Always Good? Is Pessimism Always Bad? | p. 36 |
The Power of Beliefs and Illusions | p. 43 |
Thoughts and Actions 2: Concealing and Revealing Trauma | p. 61 |
Silence, Secrets, and Lies: The High Price of Concealment and Avoidance | p. 69 |
Emotional Disclosure: The Remarkable Benefits of Opening Up | p. 81 |
Environment and Relationships: Social Immunity | p. 101 |
Healing Bonds | p. 107 |
Mixed Blessings: The Complexity of Social Relationships | p. 136 |
Personal Achievement and Equality: Learning, Earning, and Surviving | p. 147 |
Beyond Obelisks: The Mystery of the Gradient | p. 153 |
Beyond Individual Achievement: Inequality and Race | p. 177 |
Faith and Meaning: Existential, Religious, and Spiritual Dimensions of Health | p. 187 |
From Trauma to Meaning | p. 193 |
The Health Benefits of Finding Meaning | p. 204 |
Faith, Meaning, and Longevity | p. 211 |
Connections--to Emotions, to the Future | p. 235 |
Emotional Connections | p. 241 |
Emotions as "Connective Tissue" | p. 260 |
Connecting to the Future | p. 268 |
Notes | p. 273 |
Bibliography | p. 289 |
Index | p. 319 |
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