Bio-psycho-social concept of ageing

Tanja T. Prodović; Dragana Ignjatovic-Ristić; Biljana T. Prodović

doi:10.5937/zrffp44-7092

Tanja T. Prodović University of Kragujevac, The Faculty Medical Sciences
Dragana Ignjatovic-Ristić University of Kragujevac, The Faculty Medical Sciences Psychiatric Clinic, Clinical Center Kragujevac
Biljana T. Prodović University of Niš, Faculty of Philosophy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/zrffp44-7092

Keywords: health issues, SOCIAL ISSUES, demography, AGEING, old age,

Abstract

The paper focuses thematically on one of the essential issues of human existence, a complex and a mysterious phenomenon of ageing. The old people with their biological and psychological features, with their social position and other aspects, are the inexhaustible source of professional research of doctors and sociologists. As opposed to the usual pessimistic attitude of ageing and the old age, the paper points, within the humanist and social work frame, to man’s awareness of overcoming the transience of human existence by cultivating a sense and a beauty of life. By elaborating on the concept of ageing, the authors stress the length and the quality of life, which could be advanced by the interaction of three groups of factors: social engagement and participation, the reduction of illness and the improvement of the high level of psychological and mental functions.

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