Developing and Aging
ACROSS THE LIFESPAN


Biology 266     —     Life Span part 4

SENIOR YEARS:
  • Late adulthood: Demography, longevity
  • Health issues
  • Attitudes of others, memory and wisdom, creativity
  • Anxiety, depression, dementia

  • Retirement and social adjustment:
    • Benefits and losses
    • Adjustments
    • Volunteering and other alternatives
  • Healthy aging:
    • Physical and emotional health
    • Integrity vs despair
    • Social and family relations
    • Spirituality
    • Cultural differences
    • Various family arrangements, incl. living arrangements
    • Caring for others
    • Frailty and other problems
  • End-of-life issues
    • Approaching the end of life
    • Attitudes towards death (including cultural variations)
    • Anxiety
    • Wills and other preparations
    • Hospice care, etc.
    • Dealing with loss; grieving at different age levels


FURTHER DETAIL:

Older adults       Social aspects of Aging       End of Life



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