This Slideshare attempts to change the negative approach to Ageing

1. S. Thilaganathan

2. Objectives
 Understanding of Ageing
 Ideas, Beliefs and Thinking of Ageing
 Myth, Attitude, Culture, Blocks
 Healthy Life Strategies
 How to avoid factors damaging health
 How to Stay Young
 Advantages of Ageing
 Strategies to remove age related barriers

3. Bank of Ceylon
 Popular Belief about BOC’s Staff
 They are too old (Avg~45yrs)
 They are cannot study or learn any skills
 They are useless & unproductive
 Old People cannot to be changed
 This is not true and negative idea about age
must be removed
 This is one of the major barriers blocking
development

4. Part – One

5. Understanding of Aging
 Research in Gerontology has changed the Concept
of Ageing
 Age and Productivity
 Biological ageing is still minimal, gentle &
insignificant
 Cognitive reflects
 There is no upper limit for anything
 No one is old, only if we don’t grow we become old
 Longevity and Quality of our life are under our
control
 Old age is what you make it
 No one is old; only if you don’t grow you become old.

6. Growing Older- not necessarily the
biologically imperatives
 The normal declines in
 Physical Strength,
 Cardio- vascular functioning,
 Mental faculty
 that we equate with growing older are not
biological imperatives but much more the
result of:
 Mismanagement
 Misuse, Disuse No-use
 Negative Expectations
 Attitudes
ourselves

7. Biological Changes are Marginal
 Intellectual Skills - intellectual functioning tend to
improve well into later years
 Sexuality - Most people continue to be sexual
beings throughout their lives
 Creativity - Capacity for creative thought & work
persists into later years
 Family Life - Grows with Age
 Marital Life - Most older people say they are “very
happy” with their marriages

8. Biological Ageing
20 40 60 80 100

9. Part Two

10. No Upper Age Limit
There is no upper age limit for :
 Physical Pleasure
 Love
 Sexuality
 Humour
 Creativity
 Intellectual skills, Meaningful Work
 Important Relationships
The recent research I gerontology has changed
the concept of Ageing

11. Intellectual Skills
 Common stereotype of old age is that intelligence
declines with age
 It is purely a myth
 In some areas of intellectual functioning people tend
to improve well into their later years
 Verbal skills,

12. Creativity
 The capacity for creative work persists into later years
 People who are creative in youth are likely to be
creative through out their lives
 Some people become creative for the first time their
later years

13. Love and Sexuality
 It is a myth
 Older people are not interested in sex, or that they are
not capable of having a fulfilling sexual relationship.
 It is a wrong belief
 Sexuality can and does play an important part in the life
of the older adult.
 The Fact
 people who were most sexually active in their younger
years are the ones who are most likely to remain sexually
active when they get older.*

14. Sexuality in Older Stage
 Older men can often enjoy prolonged sexual
stimulation prior to orgasm and may have more
control over when they have an orgasm.
 Older women may notice an increase in their sex drive
and a sense of sexual freedom that they've never had
before (because of worries about getting pregnant).

15. Part Three

16. Old Age is What You make it
 No one is old
 Only if you don’t grow that you become old

17. Age is a State of Mind
As long as people continue to act and
react to that which is good, there will
be no ageing
Attitude towards himself is man’s
greatest resources

18. You are just what you Think you are
Take control of how you look.
You are a product of your own thinking
and no more than the quality of your
own thoughts.
There will be no ageing until you lose
self-control & your zest for living.

19. Three Parts of Life
 Learning period
 0 - 30 : We don’t know much about the life
 Performing period
 30-60 : Buy House, Promotions etc
 Enjoying period
 60-90 : Action, Feeling, Freedom, Less Responsibility

20. Some Myths about Ageing…(1/3)
Myth 1:
A persons chronological age determines his
physical age
Truth :
One is only as old as he feels

21. Some Myths about Ageing…(2/3)
Myth 2 :
All older people become Senile
Truth :
Senility has nothing to do with the normal process
of ageing. Healthy older people still have active
inquiring minds.

22. Some Myths about Ageing…(3/3)
Myth 3:
Older people are unproductive
Truth :
One third of older people have some income from
employment & a good number are still active in a
variety of civic affairs

23. Ageing and Culture
 In our culture old age is regarded as a
 decease,
 an era of reduced capacity and ability
 Period of uselessness
 Older people are not supposed to be sexy, interested in
sex, or sexually active

24. Popular Beliefs of Old Age
The old age is culturally regarded as
 Incapability/ Inactive
 Dependable
 Depressed
 Withdrawn
 Unwanted
We have to overcome the negative and
Stereotype thinking

25. Part Four

26. Positive Characteristics of Older
People
 The older people are
 Clear Headed,
 Compassionate,
 Spiritually attuned,
 At peace with themselves

27. Positive Characteristics
 Alert,
 Venerable
 Wise,
 indomitable
 Experienced,
 Intelligent
 Compassionate
 Strong, Strong willed,
 Understanding
 Humorous
 Perceptive
 Philosophical
 Serene
 Caring
 Nurturing
 Active,
 Principled, morally
concerned
 Loving,Graceful
 Joyful,
 unafraid
They are

28. Positive Characteristics of Older
People
They have
 Ideas,
 Talent and
 They drive toward Self expression
These characteristics are undiminished by age and
independent of time
 They occupy an all important place at the head of
the family, and respected
 They keep the family together and moving in a
good direction

29. Part Five
Strategies to Stay Young

30. Strategies to Stay Young
 Avoid factors damaging
 Our health
 Wellness (habits & attitudes)
 Maintenance of our personality
 This is depended on us
 Undertake healthy life promoting strategies
 which can improve the function of our body and mind

31. Be Attractive
 Try to be Attractive
 Weight Control- regular exercise
 Improving posture
 Maintain your Grace
 Cleanliness
 Neatness,
 Attractive Appearance
 Portray Vitality
 Sprit and Inner glow
 Develop a good personality and Charm

32. Development Tasks
 It is possible to maintain or increase the right kind of
effort regardless of age
 Even if we are in good health the capabilities can be
improved with exercises
 Successful ageing means learning hopefulness as
opposed to hopelessness
 Developmental Tasks -Erickson

33. Stay Young
 To stay young, you have to look young, you have to act
Young !
 You have to develop a sense of humour & a nice
personality
 Be helpful, agreeable, capable & strong

34. Maintain New Interests
 Read a lot and converse more on everything that is
new and good
 Maintain new interest at all times

35. Avoid Emotional Stress
 Refuse to submit yourself to chronic Emotional Stress
 Create the appearance of liveliness

36. Healthy Thoughts
 Permit only happy, healthy thoughts to be mirrored in
your face & body
 Train yourself to utilize expressions of kindness,
pleasantness and interest in others

37. Strategies to Stay Young
 Never fear getting old
 Have interesting hobbies
 Remain conscious of your grooming, figure, habits,
body carriage
 Do not permit loneliness to set in

38. How to Stay Young
 Help others
 Create the appearance of aliveness
 Have interesting hobbies
 Listening to music, Traveling etc
 Be Charm
 Be Patient
 Maintain Your dignity at all times

39. Part Six

40. Happiness in Old Age..(1/2)
Happiness in Old Age is due to,
 Pleasurable early life
 Happy memories in childhood
 Realistic Attitude about Self
 Freedom
 Acceptance
 Continued participation in Life

41. Happiness in Old Age..(2/2)
 Satisfaction in Married & Sex Life
 Good Habits
 Active House Work
 Financial Stability
 Recreation
 Good Social Life

42. Factors that Help Anti Ageing
 Exercise
 Diet
 Good Sleep
 Laughter, Joy, Fun
 Active meaningful Work
 Regular Medical Attention
 Emotional Expression
 Faith of some kind

43. Factors that Accelerate Aging
 Sedentary Life
 Inadequate nutrition
 Chronic insomnia & other sleep disorders
 Boredom, lack of Meaningful work
 Isolation
 Constant sexual dissatisfaction
 Heavy dependence on medication & alcohol
 Obesity

44. Summary
 The Concept of Ageing
 Myths and Beliefs of Ageing
 Positive aspects of Older People
 How to Stay Young
 Conclusion

45. Great Leaders

46. ALFRED
BINET
1857-1911

47. CHARLES
DARVIN
1809-1882

48. ERIK
ERIKSON

49. CARL
JUNG
1875-
1962

50. IVAN
PAVLOW
1849-1936

51. JEAN
PIAGET
1896-
1980

52. CARL
ROGERS
1902-1987

53. S.K. SKINNER
1904-1990