SOWK 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Working Memory, Dementia, List Of Knot Terminology
5 Jul 2018
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SOWK 304 2/6/2018
Chapter 5 Mental Health of Aging
Older people are the happiest people in America
oDevelop better coping skills with grief and loss
More balanced view of aging
Older people can still make valid contributions to life and society. Still feel valued to themselves
Most creative period of someone’s life
In retirement people have time to explore interests.
Still able to grow new neurons in brain
Many older people have a sense of wellbeing and happiness
The opinions of others carry less importance to you
Don’t sweat the small stuff. Adaptable and prioritizing what is important
Wellbeing and contentment between age 18-21. Decreases in early 50s.
oPeaks again in late 50s and upwards
People typically over 50 are “typically” less stressed. Learned how to manage anger
Years of experience allows older people to put things into proper perspective.
oThe world will not come to an end because something happens to you
65 and older crowd are less likely to report feeling sad or hopeless
oCoping skills
oBetter regulation of emotions
At age 65 and older people tend to know what is most meaningful in life
However, some problem areas that affect older people
Depression
o Depression is not a normal part of aging
oPeople can have episodes of depression
Normal reactions to loss
Loss of income (years of working are over)
Loss of home
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Document Summary
Older people are the happiest people in america: develop better coping skills with grief and loss. Older people can still make valid contributions to life and society. In retirement people have time to explore interests. Still able to grow new neurons in brain. Many older people have a sense of wellbeing and happiness. The opinions of others carry less importance to you. Decreases in early 50s: peaks again in late 50s and upwards. People typically over 50 are typically less stressed. Years of experience allows older people to put things into proper perspective: the world will not come to an end because something happens to you. 65 and older crowd are less likely to report feeling sad or hopeless: coping skills, better regulation of emotions. At age 65 and older people tend to know what is most meaningful in life. However, some problem areas that affect older people.
