LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT-III- ADULTHOOD AND AGEING (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
HHD321
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

·               To enable the students to know about the  problems, psychology & behavior of adulthood & aging. 

·                To understand the changes in attitude in life span.

·               To understand the importance of healthy communication and its impact on 

              mental health .

Unit I: 
UNIT I
  1. Types of age- biological, economic, socio- psychological, functional.
  2. Biological theories of aging- cellular clock theory, free- radical theory, mitochondrial theory, hormonal stress.
  3. Developmental tasks.
  4. Adult stereotyping
Unit II: 
UNIT II

Early adulthood-

  1. Physical, social, personality development.
  2. Changing trends in interests, values and priorities..
  3. Roles and responsibilities towards marriage, parenthood and child rearing, occupation and economy in context of sex and culture.
  4. Smoking, alcohol and health- Disease model of addiction, life process model of addiction.
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Middle adulthood-

a)                   Menopause/ perimenopause, psycho- social adjustment.

b)                   Midlife crisis, climacteric and sarcopenia. 

c)                   Adult sexuality.

d)                  Health and common diseases.

e)                   Planning for retirement- Companionship, finance, leisure time.

Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
  1. Late adulthood and old age-
  2. Impact of ageing.
  3. Needs, mental rigidity, changes in personality and capabilities, problems, adjustments, creativity, emotional expression, tolerance, sexuality, exercise , sleep .
  4. Alzheimer, Parkinson, Osteoporosis.
  5. Basis of intergenerational problems.
  6. Status of the aged in India and welfare programs.
Unit V: 
UNIT V

a)                  Attitude towards death in life span.

b)                  Causes/ stages of death.

c)                  Decision regarding death- Euthanasia.

d)                 Hospice/ palliative care.

e)                  Bereavement.

f)                   Research in adulthood and old age.

g)                  Career in life span-

·   Teaching- College/ university, ECE, preschool, K.G, Special education, educational psychology, family and consumer science.

·   Counseling- School, career, drug, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, recreation, marriage, family.

·   Clinical- Gerontology, psychiatry, audio logy, speech therapy, psychology.

·   Social welfare- Child, women and rural welfare.

Essential Readings: 
  1. Baron,R.A.,Byrne,D.and Kantswitz B.M. Understanding   Behaviour,Holt,Rinehart,1980.
  2. Stott,Leland,H.The Psychology of Human Development, MacMillan Co,1978.
  3. Vatsayayan, Developmental Psychology. Kedar Nath Ram Nath Delhi
  4. Papalia,Diane E.;Olds,Sally Wendkos; Feldman,Ruth Duskin(2004). Human Development ,ninth edition,Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited,New Delhi
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