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Older adults represent a significant proportion of the population, and this proportion is expected to increase with time. [90] Mental health concerns of older adults are important at treatment and support levels, as well as policy issues. The prevalence of suicide among older adults is higher than in any other age group. [91] [92]
According to this theory, older adults' self-concept depends on social interactions. In order for older adults to maintain morale in old age, substitutions must be made for lost roles. Examples of lost roles include retirement from a job or loss of a spouse. [30] Activity is preferable to inactivity because it facilitates well-being on multiple ...
The association between aging and retirement can bring about a reappearance of bipolar tensions of earlier stages in Erikson's model, meaning that aspects of previous life stages can reactivate because of the onset of aging and retirement. [40] Development at this stage also includes periods of reevaluation regarding life satisfaction ...
Keeper of the Meaning is a stage of adult development which involves the "conservation and preservation of the collective products of mankind". [1] This stage was developed by George Vaillant in 1993 and added to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development , between generativity vs. stagnation and integrity vs. despair. [ 2 ]
One theory of the positivity effect in older adults' memories is that it is produced by cognitive control mechanisms that improve and decrease negative information due to older adults' greater focus on emotional regulation. [7] Research shows an age-related reversal in the valence of information processed within the medial prefrontal cortex ...
The theory distinguishes normal aging from pathological aging, neglecting the older adults with chronic illness. The feminist theories criticise the continuity theory for defining normal aging around a male model. [6] Another weakness of the theory is that it fails to demonstrate how social institutions impact the individuals and the way they age.
Geragogy (also geragogics) is a theory which argues that older adults are sufficiently different that they warrant a separate educational theory. The term eldergogy has also been used. [ 1 ] Some critics have noted that "one should not expect from geragogy some comprehensive educational theory for older adult learners, but only an awareness of ...
Stage-crisis view is a theory of adult development that was established by Daniel Levinson. [1] [2] Although largely influenced by the work of Erik Erikson, [3] Levinson sought to create a broader theory that would encompass all aspects of adult development as opposed to just the psychosocial.