Ch.14 Older Adults
group therapy
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- One of the main advocacy groups in the US for older adults
- Up to the age of 75
- Over the age of 75
- Over the age of 85
- The country’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the interest of mature Americans
- Aimed at helping mentally impaired older adults through psychotherapeutic means
- Used for older individuals who have become disoriented to their surroundings
- They are aimed at helping older adults become more invested in the present and future
- Set up the first Re-motivation therapy in the 1950s
- The climate of acceptance, A bridge to reality, Sharing the world, An appreciation of the work of the world,Th
- Defined as a naturally occurring, universal process whereby experiences and unresolved conflicts are revived..
- The overall goal is to increase life satisfaction rather than improving social skills
- in this process individuals doing the autobiography reflect, organize, and write on the assigned theme....
- Individuals are asked to an act critical stage events in their lives that are unresolved, limited, or blocked
- Creates a sense of affiliation among its members, more positive mood, increased self-esteem, Enhanced life...
- The theoretical approach that adults responded to the best
- Groups usually on centered on a specific topic or theme like widowhood, bibliotherapy, sexuality, health, etc
- These groups focus more on a particular transitional concern of individual members like grief &hospitalization
- Internet-based groups for older individuals who are homebound
- The meeting room should be functional, geared for comfort, and in a quiet area
- The group should be set up to maximize participation, this usually means finding out the schedule of potential
- physical disabilities and sensory impairment can contribute to a feeling of social isolation in older adults..
- Read, Examine, Meet, Fantasize, Learn, & Care
- It’s suggested to read books and articles specifically geared towards the developmental & non-developmental...
- Examine your own prejudices and stereotypes of the old
- it is crucial to the group success that the leaders become aware of their own perspectives of the lives of ...
- leaders should imagine their own lives in the future and become more aware of what their wishes, hopes, and ..
- individuals who lead groups for older adults need to learn what social, educational, and political org...
- it’s important that older adults realize that others, such as the group later, sincerely care about them
- Arouses anxiety and should be avoided
- Quantity/Quality, opportunity to branch out, formal& applied learning, can enhance self-concept, checks&balanc
- Labor intensive, Specialized skills, Loss, Limited goals, Caregivers
- The ability to make affective choices among alternatives
- The total integration of life experiences into meaningful whole
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