Ramamurti P V
Department of Psychology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
Indian J Med Res. 1997 Oct;106:376-80.
Old age is the last stage in the life span and with the change from middle age to old age it envisages a series of adjustments, in behaviour and thinking to meet the demands of a waning existence punctuated by disease, disability and disbelief. Central to coping with personal ageing is the acceptance of its reality. Happy ageing consists of adjusting to the demands of the stage and using the time and resource available beneficially to oneself and others. The role of maintaining good physical and mental health and cultivating appropriate attitudes towards it, is a requirement that can hardly be overstressed. Empirical studies have shown the significant contribution of several variables to successful ageing.
老年是生命周期的最后阶段，从中年到老年的转变意味着一系列行为和思维上的调整，以应对因疾病、残疾和信仰缺失而逐渐衰弱的生活需求。应对个人衰老的核心是接受其现实。幸福老龄化包括适应这个阶段的需求，并有益地利用自己和他人可获得的时间和资源。保持良好的身心健康并培养对其的适当态度，这一要求无论怎么强调都不为过。实证研究表明，几个变量对成功老龄化有重大贡献。
