Mental age is greater than physiological age

Age includes three aspects: the actual age, which increases year by year according to the year of birth; the physical age reflected in physical conditions; and the psychological age reflected in mental states. The physical and mental age of a healthy person should be roughly the same, at least not far from it. Adolescence is originally a stage in the growth and development process, and the dislocation of physical, psychological, and social age may lead to an infinite extension of limited adolescence. Mental age refers to a person's mental state at a certain stage. Mental age is often different from physical age. This difference is generally manifested in three aspects: Mental age is less than physiological age: When this happens, it proves that a person's mental health is better, but the mental age is too low. It appears uncoordinated and unhealthy. Psychological age is greater than physiological age: When this happens, it is "aging before aging" and is a sign of poor mental health. Only the third type—the psychological age and the physical age—is basically a manifestation of mental health. People who are too old will appear to be behind the times and may be eliminated. People whose psychological age is far greater than their actual age will appear too deep in the city, and it is difficult to have mutual understanding and common language with people of the same age. The so-called old age is about psychological age over physiological age. There are indeed professional test results. Many people have a psychological age that is greater than their physiological age. In fact, this phenomenon is common throughout the world. Few people have the same psychological age and physical age, and the former is higher than the latter, which is a normal phenomenon. Even if the difference is much, it is not pathological. So you don't have to worry about "old" mental age.

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