Ageing Gracefully

Affirmative mind set is essential for positive agers. Elderly who mature as they age develop qualities like insight, astuteness, common sense, shrewdness, wisdom and sagacity. Ageing does not necessarily ensure maturity. People who made the most contributions in their own development and the development of others have acquired capacities through maturation. Maturation in old age [...]

Generally elderly people raise a question-“how long will I live” ? The right question which one should raise is – “ if I am going to live such a long time, how can I be happy in the process “? The common worries of elderly are- “I am losing my health”, “ I am losing [...]

Self-centeredness or self-absorption in old age is a complex phenomenon. It is a maladaptive quality related to coping and subjective well being in the last phase of life. The person having self-absorption style of life fails to develop other focused qualities, (which are the signs of wisdom) in old age. Such persons have difficult time [...]

Worry is a mental pre-occupation. It is always not bad. Sometimes it works as a motivation or may help in making a potentially reasonable strategy to deal with stressful life situation. In other words, it helps an individual in the preparation for dealing with a future challenge or a threat. In this sense worry can [...]

Ageing and accompanying health factors often make later part of life very difficult period of life. Self care and health promotion are important in maintaining independence in old age. Self care is an ability to meet one’s needs. It is suggested that maintaining of low risk of disease and disease-related disability, high mental and physical [...]