Geropsychology: Psychology of older adults 8 Articles

by Christine G.

It had to happen. Now that the 'white tsunami' is on the way, a new branch of psychology has emerged. Geriatric psychology, the psychology of older people. This science is being studied at the doctoral level by pe...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

Psychology works in relationships right through the spectrum from childhood to old age, and Geropsychology relates to that psychology employed with older adults. How psychology works is that it is a manner of looking a...read more

by Alan Sullivan

In the book, Adult Development and Aging, authors John Cavanaugh and Fredda Blanchard-Fields explain the fundamental research process. Blanchard-Fields & Cavanaugh summarize that measuring in adult development and aging re...read more

by Sandie Vista

The natural progression, psychologically speaking for a great number of older adults is to regress. Regressing does not always mean that the older adult is suffering from any ailment at all. In my opinion (worked in Nursin...read more

by Mona Gallagher

"Gerospsychology is the field within psychology devoted to the study of aging and the provision of clinical services for older adults." http://geropsych.org/studen ts.html Geropsychology is a relatively new field of psy...read more

by Denise Difalco

Geropsychology is the therapeutic treatment of older adults with depression and dementia. General medical conditions often cause delusional thinking in the elderly. Patients with dementia are paranoid that others are o...read more

by Me...Again

Understanding the older people in your life might just make it a little easier to deal with the changes they go through and put you through. If you have elderly parents or family members, going to a physician isn't enough....read more

by Joyce Priddy

There are psychologies for so many areas of life. There is social psychology. There is developmental psychology. The list goes on and on. Geropsychology is fairly new. It is the psychology of helping the elderly that h...read more