Successful aging

Question 1

Why are older adults less reactive to negative emotions?

Answer 1

1. move out of emotional states faster.
2. less emotionally reactive to stressors.
3. engage less is destructive conflict strategies.
4. experience tense interpersonal conflicts as less stressful.

Question 2

Explain the biomedical model of successful ageing.

Answer 2

Usual aging and successful ageing.

• absence of disease and risk factors.
• maintenance cognitive and physical functioning.
• active engagement with life.

Critique: absence sub. component, stigma/dis., Western, and extensions needed.

Question 3

Explain the psychosocial models of successful aging.

Answer 3

Life satisfaction, social functioning, psychological resources.

Question 4

Explain what makes defining successful ageing challenging.

Answer 4

1. authorities.
2. criteria of assessment.
3. all contexts need to be considered.
4. personal prerequisites, preferences and resources.

Question 5

What are the societal and environmental conditions for ageing successfully?

Answer 5

1. Active Ageing Index (AAI).

2. Resilience for successful ageing: resilience, continued social functioning and psychological resources.

Question 6

What are the process-oriented models of successful ageing?

Answer 6

1. models of selection, optimization and compensation.

2. socioemotional selectivity theory.

Question 7

Explain the model of selection.

Answer 7

Elective selection (self-initiated) vs loss-based selection.

Question 8

Explain the model of optimization.

Answer 8

attention allocation, goal-directed practice, investment of time and effort, acquisition of abilities and resources, use of opportunities, modelling of successful individuals.

Question 9

Explain the model of compensation.

Answer 9

exchange of performance tools, mobilization of unused or new abilities, more practice, use of external help, modelling of compensation to others.