Problems of Aged

Prepared by

Prabhu C

12MSW024

Aging

Problem of aging is an important problem of all times.

Those who are senior citizens of above the age of 50 - 65 are regarded as the aged.

It is the social welfare and social defense departments of the Government of India and many voluntary organizations that take care of the aged.

• Psychological Problems

– Abandonment from families make the elderly people

suffer from psychological stress

– Depression due to the thought that they are going to die

– The stress that arise due to the loss of their spouse,

either male or female

– Most of the elderly people suffer from mental

impairment and memory loss

– They suffer from depression due to the ill behaviour of

their children

– Emotional illness

– Sadness without any reasons

– Anxiety

– Loneliness

– Limited financial resources

– Lower income

– Lower social status

– Non-acceptance of aging

• Health Related Problems

– The elderly people are seen to suffer from many diseases

– They are likely to suffer from

• Insomnia

• Memory loss

• Energy loss

• Falling eye sight

• Hearing loss

• Heart problems

• Neurotic problems

• Stroke

• Dementia

• Obesity due to depression• Lower level of eating habits in some individuals• Paralysis

• Thanku