The many faces of human ageing: toward a psychological culture of old age
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 21 (4) , 837-854
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700029846
Abstract
SYNOPSISIn an effort to distil major findings about the nature of human ageing, seven propositions are presented as a guiding frame of reference. This propositional framework is then used to specify some conditions for a positive culture of old age and to advance one possible model of good psychological ageing. This model focuses on the dynamic interplay between three processes: selection, optimization, and compensation. The model is universal in its basic features, but at the same time emphasizes individual variations in phenotypic manifestation.Keywords
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