Gerantology (Advanced Study Paper –II)

Paper Code: 
HHD 144
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to :
1. Understand the developmental milestones and changes
2. Understand problems and plan intervention
3. Understand changing trends in Gerontology
 
12.00
Unit I: 
Aging
Defining Aging
Theories of old age
Stereotypes related to age - Ethnicity, Gender and Culture    
Friends, Family, and Community – changing relations    
 
12.00
Unit II: 
Psychology
 
Biopsychology 
Industrial Gerontology
Social Gerontology
Health Psychology 
Neuropsychology
Psychopharmacology in Later Adulthood
 
12.00
Unit III: 
Sensation and Cognition
Sensation and Motor Functions 
Perception and Attention
Cognition 
Cognitive Disorders of Aging
Learning, Motivation, and Emotion
Special Problems of Old age   
Mental Health and Aging
 
12.00
Unit IV: 
Work and Leisure
Work and Leisure                                                       
Intimacy and Sexuality 
Finance and Lifestyles 
The Oldest Old and hospice Care                            
Death and Dying 
Contribution of elderly persons in society
Death anxiety
12.00
Unit V: 
Politics and Ethics
Politics, Policies and Programs                                
Ethical and Legal Issues
Psychological Tests and Measurements in Gerontology
Behavioral Intervention
Therapies in old age 
Acts for elderly
Program/ project planning
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Laura Berk,  Exploring Lifespan Development, International Edition, 2nd Edition, Pearson, 2010.
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Helen Bee. The Developing Child, 4th Ed. (1985) Harper and Ron Publishers, New York, USA.
 
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