Positive Ageing: An Approach Towards Transcendence

This book explores the positive aspects of aging and provides interventions to promote well-being among the elderly. It connects aging with spirituality, nature, and existentialism, and encourages creativity, individuation, happiness, and emotional detachment. It examines end-of-life care, mindfulness, yoga, retrospection, and life review, and suggests practical improvements in health and facilities. It also covers the inner life of the prolonged ailing or dying person and emphasizes the value of positive aging. The book is a guide to applied geriatrics and geriatric psychology and is useful for students, teachers, researchers, practitioners, and the interested reader.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 244 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and insightful book delves into the multifaceted aspects of positive ageing, offering a kaleidoscopic perspective on the numerous positive aspects of growing older. It explores various interventions and strategies that can foster positivity, well-being, and emotional detachment among the elderly population. The book explores the profound connections between ageing, spirituality, nature, and existentialism, recognizing the role they play in promoting creativity, individuation, happiness, and emotional detachment. It further examines a range of interventions, such as end-of-life care, mindfulness and yoga, retrospection, life review, and more, which aim to enhance the overall quality of life by promoting the health and well-being of older individuals.

Authentic ageing, transpersonal gerontology, the concept of the elder child, geriatric interventions, and caregiving are among the key topics covered in the book. It provides practical improvements in health and facilities for the elderly and emphasizes the value of positive ageing. The book adopts a simple and accessible style, making it an invaluable guide for students, teachers, researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding and promoting mental well-being among the elderly.

The book is particularly relevant to students, teachers, and researchers of psychology, positive psychology, geropsychology, gerontological studies, sociology and social work, public health, medical education, and geriatric nursing. It offers valuable insights and practical applications for psychologists, counsellors, gerontologists, mental health professionals, and NGOs working with the elderly. Additionally, the interested reader will find this book to be a valuable resource for gaining a deeper understanding of the ageing process and the opportunities for positive growth and well-being.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367680848