Apart from
physical health, mental health has the biggest threat of change as we age. But unlike physical change, mental health is
much harder to see, diagnose or predict.
Along with mental health, personality also changes as we age. Promoting mental health is just as important
as the promotion of mental health.
Personality is defined as a unique pattern
of innate and learned behaviors, thoughts and emotions that influence how each
person responds and interacts with the environment (Hooyman p. 215).
I
choose this chapter to discuss because it is important to understand how our
minds are going to change as we get older, we may be fortunate enough to see
simply a change in our personality but many are not that lucky. Many of us will suffer from a psychological
disorder such as Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or a number of other mental
health issues.
Scholarly
Article
“Getting Older, Getting Better? Personal Strivings
and Psychological Maturity Across the Life Span”
This article touches on Erikson’s Psychosocial Model
that is discussed in chapter 8. Erikson’s
model suggests that everyone goes through 8 states of development of the ego in
their lifetime. This article discusses
the theory that older people tend to have more strivings concerning generativity
and ego integrity and less strivings concerning identity and intimacy. This results in elderly being more psychologically
mature and happier than younger people.
“The Meaning of Mental Health from Elderly Women’s Perspectives: A Basis for Health Promotion”
This is a scholarly article talking about the
importance of mental health promotion in old age. It contains interviews of people between the
ages of 71-92.
Photo/visual
Video
This is a very informational video on clinical
depression in the elderly.
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Internet Sites
This site contains articles, Q&A with experts
and News on elderly mental health. It
also provides sources on how to find housing and caregiver support for the
elderly.
WebMD is a good site for all questions on healthy,
mentally or physically. This particular
article deals with personality disorders among the elderly.
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