Psychology Elderly

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What Do You Think About Elderly???
The process of aging (elderly) is a natural process that is accompanied by an impairment of physical condition, psychological and social interaction are interrelated with each other. The situation is likely to potentially cause health problems in general or specifically the mental health of the elderly. the study of all aspects and problems of the elderly, covering aspects of physiological, psychological, social, cultural, economic and others called the Gerontology.
Mental health problems in the elderly as well as health problems that are discussed in patients Psikogeriatri Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, which is part of.
Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that studies issues related to health in the elderly promotof aspects, preventive, curative and rehabilitative and psychosocial services that accompany the life of the elderly. While Psikogeriatri is the branch of medical science that studies life in elderly mental health problems related to aspects promotof, preventive, curative and rehabilitative and psychosocial services that accompany the life of the elderly.
There are several factors that greatly influence the psychology of the elderly. These factors should be addressed wisely so that the elderly can enjoy their life happily. As for some of the factors facing the elderly is greatly affecting their mental health are as follows:
1. Decrease in Physical Condition
After entering a period of elderly people generally begin to feel a presence of a physical condition that is pathological multiple (multiple pathology), such as reduced energy, decreased energy, the more wrinkled skin, the more teeth fall out, the more brittle bones, and so on. In general physical condition of a person who has entered a period of elderly decline exponentially. This can all cause interference or physical dysfunction, psychological or social, which in turn can cause a state of dependence on others.

2. Decrease Sexual Function and Potential
Decreased sexual function and potency in the elderly is often associated with various physical disorders such as cardiovascular disorders, metabolic disorders, eg diabetes millitus, vaginitis, recently completed operations: for example, prostatectomy, malnutrition, due to imperfect digestion or appetite is less, the use of certain drugs, such as antihypertensives, steroids, tranquilizers.

3. Psychosocial Aspects of Change
In general, when people entered the elderly then it decreased cognitive and psychomotor function. Cognitive functions including learning, perception, comprehension, understanding, attention and others that cause the reactions and behavior of the elderly becomes increasingly slow. While psychomotor function (conative) covering things related to the will of encouragement such as movement, action, coordination, resulting in that the elderly become less nimble.
With a decrease in both functions, the elderly also experience changes in the psychosocial aspects of personality associated with the state of elderly

4. Changes Relating to Employment
In general, these changes when retirement begins. Although the pension is the ideal destination for the elderly can enjoy old-age or old age, but in reality often means the opposite, because retirement is often interpreted as a loss of income, status, position, roles, activities, status and dignity. The reaction of people entering retirement after more depending on the model of personality.

5. Changes In Social Role in Society
Due to the reduced function of the sense of hearing, sight, physical movement and so it appears functional impairment or even disability in the elderly. For example, his body became bent, greatly diminished hearing, blurred vision and so forth so often lead to alienation. It should be prevented by always invite them to do the activity, as long as he is still capable, so as not to feel isolated or alienated. Because if the alienation occurs will increasingly refuse to communicate with others and continue to appear occasionally behavior regression such as crying easily, shut myself up, collect items and useless whining and crying when other people see that behavior as a child.

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