Active Ageing

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Lectures and Group work in classroom.

Evaluation: group work (50%) + individual written test (50%). Evaluation can also be done in a final written exam.

Learning Outcomes

– To think reflexively about the importance of the study of active ageing.

– To recognize the complexity and transdisciplinarity of studying active ageing.

– To understand the research trends in this area.

– To develop a critical view about myths related to the ageing process.

- To understand the basic communication skills for intervention in this area

– To develop a perspective of human development that takes in consideration the average life span

 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

 

1. Comparative analysis of the concepts of Quality of Life; Well-being; Successful Aging

2. Removing barriers to active aging

2.1.Myths, prejudices, implicit and explicit forms of discrimination.

2.2. Architecture and quality of life.

2.3. Identity and personality in adulthood.

 2.4. The concept of wisdom, and transcendence and morality in adults: implications for intervention.

3. Personal development

3.1. Introduction to the concept of personal development and intervention, potentialities' optimization and activation.

4.Psychosocial interventions in the elderly population

4.1. Well-being and psychosocial needs assessment

4.2.Psychosocial intervention with older people and people around them

4.3. Intervention programs

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Teresa Mesquita Carvalho Sousa Machado

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Bélange, E., Ahmed, T.,et (2017). An empirical comparison of different models of active aging in Canada: The international mobility in aging study.The Gerontolologist 57(2),197-205.

European Innovation and Healthy Ageing (2012).Ageing in the Twienty-first Century:A celebration and a challenge.

Fernandes, L., Paúl, C.(2017). Aging and mental health. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, June (Aging and Mental Health).

Greenfield, E. A. (2015). Healthy aging and age-friendly community initiatives. Public Policy & Aging Report, 25,43-46.

José, J. S. (2014). Envelhecimento ativo: contributo para uma discussão crítica, Análise Social, 210 XLIX (1º)

Liotta, G., Canhao, H., Cenko, F., (2018). Active ageing in Europe: Adding healthy life to years. Frontiers in Medicine, 5:123

 

Firmino, H., Simões, M. R., & Cerejeira, J.(2016). Saúde Mental das Pessoas Mais Velhas. Lidel.

Ribeiro, O. & Paúl (2011). Manual de Envelhecimento Activo, Lidel.

Coleman & O'Hanlon (2017).Aging and Development, Routledge.