Loading...

MEASURES FOR ELDERLY : PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Aging is a dynamic process, with shifts in magnitude of what contributes to the. aging process. The problems related to old ageare multifaceted which can be broadly categorized as Physiological: Health, Social: Social and Physical Security Economic: Financial Security, Psychological: Generally the e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M Sunil Kumar; Anindita S Roy and Debastuti Baruah
Format: Journal Article
Published: Ageing and society: The Indian journal of gerontology 2013
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/007020.pdf
Description
Summary:Aging is a dynamic process, with shifts in magnitude of what contributes to the. aging process. The problems related to old ageare multifaceted which can be broadly categorized as Physiological: Health, Social: Social and Physical Security Economic: Financial Security, Psychological: Generally the effect of personality characteristics like individual differences, gender differences, traits, goals and motives, emotions, self evaluative processes, self-concept, coping strategies, and well-being, Abuse of the Elder Persons and Victimization, Guardianship in case of Incapacitated Adults. This article is aimed at discussing the probable measures to be implemented to deal with these problems. Counselor plays an important role in improving psychological wellbeing of the elderly.
Physical Description:Vol. XXIII No. I & II, Jan - March, April - June, 2013