ageing and changes

Question 1

what are some emotion recognition changes in ageing

Answer 1

• Over time, the ability to recognize emotion changes with age. Thus, is visual and vocal emotions
• Amorim et al., 2021= studied 36 children (7-11 yrs), 53 adolescence (12-17), 48 adults (20-30), 27 older adults (58-82). Assessing emotions of pleasure, relief, fear, disgust, anger, surprise via forced choice emotion categorization tasks with nonverbal vocalizations. FINDINGS- improvements from childhood to adulthood in expressing the nonverbal vocals, however, declines into older adulthood. Showing as we get older recognition of emotion can decline

Question 2

explain the activity theory of ageing

Answer 2

Activity Theory of ageing (Havighurst, 1961)
* Activity theory of ageing- explains the psychosocial ageing process looking at elderly people’s happiness in social interactions
* This theory emphasizes the importance of ongoing social activity
* This theory suggests that a person’s self-concept is related to the roles held by that person
* The theory explains that to maintain a positive sense of self the person must substitute new roles for those that are lost because of age.

Question 3

explain the continuity theory of ageing

Answer 3

• Older adults will usually maintain the same activities, behaviors and relationships as they did in earlier life
• Maintenance if the continuity of lifestyle by adapting strategies related to past experiences
• However, how realistic is this given that physical ageing is not preventable
• Internal continuity- what applies to yourself
• External continuity- more about the task, behaviors

Question 4

explain the link of culture and ageing

Answer 4

Culture and Ageing
* Culture cannot change the biological aspects of ageing, but it can influence the perceptions of the ageing process
* Perceptions of ageing influence societal behaviors and expectations towards older people
* Perceptions will vary between cultures
Cultural influences
* Issues with cultural research is it is often focused on western cultures
* Lockenhoff et al., 2009=investigated perceptions of ageing within 26 cultures. The consensus across perceptions = consistent increases in wisdom vs consistent decreases in the ability to perform everyday activities and found cultures with high SE development saw ageing less favorably
* Greater contact with older individuals can increase more positive perceptions- in collectivist cultures elderly people are not pushed aside
* National character stereotypes are strongly associated with ageing, irrespective of a cultures socioeconomic status

Question 5

what are public perceptions of ageing

Answer 5

• There are perceptions of elderly
• Older assumptions- hair colour, physical appearance, wrinkles
• Level of activity?
• Woodruff (1983)- they looked at a sample of students when they were 18 years old testing there personal and social adjustment then 25 years later they tested this again under 2 conditions. Condition 1- complete as you remember yourself 25 years ago. Condition 2- complete as you are now. FINIDNGS- ‘’remembered’’ answers inaccurate and overestimated change- people changed less than they thought they had highlighting perceptions of ageing.
• Age perceptions are influenced by culture

Question 6

disengagement theory of ageing

Answer 6

Refers to an inevitable process in which many of the relationships between a person and other members of society are severed & those remaining are altered in quality.
*Withdrawal may be initiated by the aging person or by society, and may be partial or total.
*It was observed that older people are less involved with life than they were as younger adults.
*As people age they experience greater distance from society & they develop new types of relationships with society.
*In America, there is evidence that society forces withdrawal on older people whetheror not they want it.
*This theory is recognized as the 1st formal theory that attempted to explain the process of growing older.