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Psychology Of Ageing: Improving Quality of Life

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Summary

Price
£129 inc VAT
Or £43.00/mo. for 3 months...
Study method
Online
Duration
4 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Certificate of completion - Free
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

This Psychology Course will take you through the psychology of aging. You will be able to understand the psyche of older individuals and their needs and goals. Learn how you can take care of the elderly and improve the health and quality of life for senior citizens.

Certificates

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Course media

Description

Course Highlights

  • Includes 26 lectures, over 2 hours of video content
  • Understand how you can improve health and quality of life in elderly individuals.
  • Learn about how we stereotype older individuals and how this impacts them.
  • Provides a thorough insight into developmental psychology and looks at Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
  • This course is designed for individuals interested in psychology, social care and understanding the aging process within the mind.

Course Overview

This Psychology of Aging course is ideal for anyone interested in psychology or anyone who wants to broaden their understanding of the aging process and how it transpires within the psyche. Learn about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, how we stereotype older people and how it affects them, what is developmental psychology and substance abuse in older people.

Instructor Bio

Your course teacher, Elmira Strange is a Research Psychologist (MPhil), Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (Dip), and Certified Life Coach (Dip). She has worked as a Researcher and Psychology Lecturer, where she focused on 'Researching Stress in Families of Disabled Children'. She then went on to study Life Coaching and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Course Curriculum

Introduction

  • Introduction and About the Teacher
  • Course Objectives

The Psychology of Old Age

  • About the Course
  • Developmental Psychology
  • What is Gerontology
  • What is Considered Old Age
  • What is Ageing and How it happens
  • Handout - What is Old Age
  • Handout - The 9 Life Stages

The Stereotypes of Old Age

  • Common Stereotypes
  • How Stereotypes Affect Older People
  • Life Stages and Theories
  • What do we Look Forward to

Mental Health & Old Age

  • Memory-related Issues
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.
  • Chronic Illness and Disabilities
  • Substance Abuse

The Quality of Life

  • What is Quality of Life
  • Loneliness Factors
  • Handout - Loneliness
  • Coping with Grief
  • Mild and Severe Depression
  • Handout - Depression
  • Fear of Death
  • Handout - Death Anxiety

Improving Health and Wellbeing

  • Exercise
  • Healthy Eating
  • Handout - Healthy Eating
  • What Else Impacts Health and Well Being
  • Caring for Older People
  • Conclusion

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Who is this course for?

Those who care for the elderly

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course

Career path

Become an elderly carer

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