PSYC1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: The Good Life, Learned Helplessness, Comorbidity
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Lecture 12 part a clinical psychology and older adults. Focus on healthy aging: definitions of old o un: 60+ o. Apa: 65: who: 50+ (for purposes of health trends in africa, young old: 65+, old-old: 75+, very old: 85+, supercentenarians: 110+ Se(cid:272)o(cid:374)dary is due to disease: alzhei(cid:373)er"s or depressio(cid:374) Being old: physical changes, poor health, negative stereotypes are associated: loss of meaning in life, disrespect. Just a state of mind, sense of self-guided by an individual, family and friends, society. Life satisfaction at any age comes from being active, social, independent and healthy. Successful aging: freund, li and baltes (1999) highlight 3 assumptions: gro(cid:449)th is (cid:271)ou(cid:374)d (cid:271)y people"s resour(cid:272)es a(cid:374)d de(cid:373)a(cid:374)ds of the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, resources are finite and fluctuate. There is a dynamic relationship between gain and loss. Selection, optimisation & compensation (soc) theory of successful aging: developed by baltes and baltes (1990)
