Positive Ageing: An Approach Towards Transcendence

ISBN-13: 9780367620998 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 244 str.

Nilanjana Sanyal; Manisha Dasgupta

Opis

This book presents an overview of the positive layers of ageing as well as key interventions that can help generate and maintain positivity and well-being among the elderly, including spirituality, nature, leisure, creativity, individuation, happiness and emotional detachment, and interventions like end-of-life care, mindfulness and yoga, etc.

Spis treści

Part I: Positive Layers of Ageing: A Kaleidoscopic View  1. Ageing and Spirituality: The Entwined Elements in Life Journey  2. ‘Authentic Ageing’: Reflections from an Existential Perspective  3. A Glimpse into the Transpersonal Gerontological Canvas  4. Leisurely Ways of Attaining Positive Ageing  5. Positively Empowered Elders with Creative ‘Chisels’ in Hand  6. Nature: The Friend and Philosopher of Old Age  7. Search for Individuation in Retiree-Identity  8. Detachment: The Positive End-Fringe of Elderly Mind  Part II: Intervention-Orientation: Ways to Initiate Positivity in Ageing  9. The Reflective Mind of the Dying Person in Old Age  10. Geriatric Interventions: The ‘Eraser’ of Dark Emotionality in Elderly  11. End-of-Life Care in Dementia: Geriatric Burden or Elderly Blessing?  12. Mindfulness Practices: The Essential Alchemy of Meaningful Ageing  13. Life-Story Matrix: The Retrospective Wisdom Forum  14. Health Promotion and Well-Being in Ageing  15. Reflective Ripples of Geriatric Life