HA-2-003

• Human ageing and elderly service 2005 (international students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2005 (native students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2004 (native students) - Gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2004 (international students) - Gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2006 (native students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2007 (native students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2008 (native students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2006 (international students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2007 (international students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2008 (international students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2009 (international students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2009 (native students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2010 (international students) - Basics in gerontology
• Human ageing and elderly service 2010 (native students) - Basics in gerontology

English

Compulsory

1

5 cr

The main objective for the student is to get
an insight into how psychological aspects of normal ageing is studied and be able to use this knowledge to promote psychological well-being for the elderly: Applied psychology and Social psychology.

At the end of the course the student is expected to:
-have an insight into how ageing is studied within the disciplines psychology and social psychology and how you can apply this knowledge in your work within elderly service

• demonstrate an understanding of normal ageing from a psychological point of view

-Psychological aspects of age prejudice and discrimination and how to challenge these prejudices
-how ageing is studied from a psychological perspective

• Ageing and specific psychological functions
• Wisdom and creativity trends
• Practical implications of research into mental
  functioning
• Personality and adaptation in old age
• Stress, crises - coping and adaptation

Preferably basic studies in psychology

Atchley R. C. 2004. Social Forces and Ageing.
An introduction to Social Gerontology. Belmont.
Wadsworth Publishing Company. Chapter 5.
ISBN 0-534-53694-8.
Slater R. 1995. The Psychology of Growing Old,
Looking Forward. Buckingham. Open University
Press. ISBN 0-335-19318-8.
Thompson N. 1995. Age and Dignity. Working
with Older People. Aldershot: Arena. ISBN 1-85742-
251-1

Current research articles
Research articles

Further reference literature will be presented
later

• Lectures - 45 hours
• Individual studies - 88 hours

• Total workload of the course: 133 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 88 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 45 hours

Participation in tuition

Exams

Gustafs Christel

Gustafs Christel

No limit

Date for course completion will be announced later

12 months after course has ended

Date of examination will be announced later - Exams