AGE-RELATED CHANGES THAT
AFFECT COGNITION
Current theories about aging and cognition, led to the conclusion that a decline in cognitive abilities was a normal part of the aging process.
According to Wilson, Beinias, & Evans, 2010 ,In old age social spheres may also influence cognitive functioning, growing number of studies have found that older adults embedded in strong social networks and high levels of social activity are less likely than their more socially disengaged peers to experience declines in cognitive functioning , also older people who engage in volunteer activities that are either socially or demanding can perform better on cognitive tasks than older adults engaged in solitary activities with low cognitive demands. (Singh-Manoux, Richards, & Marmot, 2010). and who live alone at any point during a five-year period, as likely to experience cognitive declines as those who live with others. (van Gelder et al., 2011 )
old people try to develop some coping skills such as engaging themselves in some other things around them. This includes trying to accept current situation, seeking out for help or services and also giving back to the best of their ability a sense of appreciation (Duner & Nordstrom 2011, pp. 441-442).
Instrumental or problem-focused coping is action oriented. It …show more content…
It is aimed at reducing the emotional distress associated with the problem, without actually changing the distressing situation. One mechanism for cognitive coping might be social comparison, that is, one tries to find out whether selected age peers experience the same problems. Such social comparison is a coping technique older adult often use with regard to health issues or for coping with the aging process in general, engaged in such explicit social comparison by sharing instances of personal memory failures with friends and acquaintances of similar
AFFECT COGNITION
Current theories about aging and cognition, led to the conclusion that a decline in cognitive abilities was a normal part of the aging process.
According to Wilson, Beinias, & Evans, 2010 ,In old age social spheres may also influence cognitive functioning, growing number of studies have found that older adults embedded in strong social networks and high levels of social activity are less likely than their more socially disengaged peers to experience declines in cognitive functioning , also older people who engage in volunteer activities that are either socially or demanding can perform better on cognitive tasks than older adults engaged in solitary activities with low cognitive demands. (Singh-Manoux, Richards, & Marmot, 2010). and who live alone at any point during a five-year period, as likely to experience cognitive declines as those who live with others. (van Gelder et al., 2011 )
old people try to develop some coping skills such as engaging themselves in some other things around them. This includes trying to accept current situation, seeking out for help or services and also giving back to the best of their ability a sense of appreciation (Duner & Nordstrom 2011, pp. 441-442).
Instrumental or problem-focused coping is action oriented. It …show more content…
It is aimed at reducing the emotional distress associated with the problem, without actually changing the distressing situation. One mechanism for cognitive coping might be social comparison, that is, one tries to find out whether selected age peers experience the same problems. Such social comparison is a coping technique older adult often use with regard to health issues or for coping with the aging process in general, engaged in such explicit social comparison by sharing instances of personal memory failures with friends and acquaintances of similar