discussion

  week 7        

Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood 

       

Resources 

  

Readings 

• Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]. 

• "The Parker Family" (pp. 6–8) 

• Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th
ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. 

• Chapter 15, “Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood“ (pp. 685-714) 

• Newell, J. M., & MacNeil, G. A. (2010). Professional burnout, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue: A review of theoretical terms, risk factors, and preventive methods for clinicians and researchers. Best Practice in Mental Health, 6(2), 57–68.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
   
• Shier, M. L., & Graham, J. R. (2011). Mindfulness, subjective well-being, and social work: Insight into their Interconnection from social work practitioners. Social Work Education, 30(1), 29–44.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  Media
   
• Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Parker family: Episode 2 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes. Optional Resources
   
• Cappeliez, P ., & Robitaille, A. (2010). Coping mediates the relationships between reminiscence and psychological well- being among older adults. Aging & Mental Health, 14(7), 807– 818.
   
• Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., & Boker, S. M. (2009). Resilience comes of age: Defining features in later adulthood. Journal of Personality, 77(6), 1777–1804.
   

 

 

     

Week 7 

  

Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood 

         

• Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., Bisconti, T. L., & Wallace, K. A. (2006). Psychological resilience, positive emotions, and successful adaptation to stress in later life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91(4), 730–749.
   
• Weiss, D., & Lang, F. R. (2009). Thinking about my generation: Adaptive effects of a dual age identity in later adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 24(3), 729–734.
   

   

Discussion 

  

Psychological Aspects of Aging 

 

• Explain key life events that have influenced Sara’s
  relationships. Be sure to substantiate what makes them key in
  your perspective.
   
• Explain how you, as Sara’s social worker, might apply a
  theory of successful aging to her case. Be sure to provide support for your strategy.
  Be sure to support your posts with specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.