PSY 226 - Psychology of Aging

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course studies aging in terms of four distinct, but interrelated processes: chronological aging, biological aging, psychological aging, and social aging. Discussion focus on the psychological and societal changes and needs of the elderly with an emphasis on the effects of, and adaptation to, changes in relationships, feelings of social importance, retirement, finances, physical health, and institutionalization. This course analyzes perspectives on adult development in the areas of emotional, cognitive, and personality development as they relate to death and dying in the end of life process. This course is cross listed as SOC 220.

Recommended and Non-Course Requisites: PSY 121 and SOC 110
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define national issues of aging in relation to life expectancy and aging as an extended developmental stage.
Compare cross-cultural expectations of both aging individuals and social responsibility to the aged.
Discover the typical aging process, including the social and psychological challenges through end of life process.
Understand social science methods used in analyzing social phenomena in the diversity of human perspectives.