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On-Demand course
3 hours 2 minutes
All levels
Psychology of Old Age Certificate course is designed for any individual who wants to improve their communication and relation with the old people. By completing the course, learners will be able to skip stereotypes that affect and gain effective skills to communicate them.
Develop necessary knowledge on adult psychology
Understand the difference between Alzheimer and Dementia
Understand developmental psychology and substance abuse in older people
Learners will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection.
High-speed broadband access (LAN, Cable or DSL) is highly recommended for the optimal learning experience.
This course is available to all learners, of all academic backgrounds.
2.5 hours of high-quality e-learning content
Course completion certificate
To improve understanding of psychology of old age
To learn the developmental psychology and substance abuse in older people
To learn key techniques and strategies to improve health and wellbeing of old people
About Your Course | |||
โถ | About your tutor | FREE | ๐ 00:02:00 |
โถ | About your course | ๐ 00:03:00 | |
Introduction to Psychology of Older Age | |||
โถ | What is 'Developmental Psychology'? | ๐ 00:05:00 | |
โถ | What is 'Gerontology'? | ๐ 00:09:00 | |
โถ | What we consider as 'old age' | ๐ 00:09:00 | |
โถ | What is 'ageing' and how it happens | ๐ 00:09:00 | |
Psychology of Older Age | |||
โถ | Common stereotypes of older people | ๐ 00:08:00 | |
โถ | How stereotyping affects older people | ๐ 00:08:00 | |
โถ | Life stages and Theories | ๐ 00:11:00 | |
โถ | What do we look forward to in our older age? | ๐ 00:06:00 | |
Mental Health and Old Age | |||
โถ | Memory-related issues | ๐ 00:12:00 | |
โถ | Learning disabilities | ๐ 00:08:00 | |
โถ | Alzheimer's disease and Dementia | ๐ 00:09:00 | |
โถ | Chronic illness and Disabilities | ๐ 00:08:00 | |
โถ | Substance abuse (addictions) | ๐ 00:06:00 | |
The Quality of Life | |||
โถ | What is 'Quality of Life'? | ๐ 00:05:00 | |
โถ | Loneliness factors in the elderly population | ๐ 00:07:00 | |
โถ | Coping with grief and bereavement | ๐ 00:07:00 | |
โถ | 'Mild' and 'severe' depression | ๐ 00:07:00 | |
โถ | Fear of dying ('death anxiety') | ๐ 00:09:00 | |
Improving Health and Wellbeing | |||
โถ | The effects of exercising | ๐ 00:09:00 | |
โถ | Is it worth eating 'healthy' in older age? | ๐ 00:09:00 | |
โถ | What else affects 'health' and 'wellbeing'? | ๐ 00:08:00 | |
โถ | Caring for older people | ๐ 00:06:00 | |
โถ | Thank You & Good Bye! | ๐ 00:02:00 |
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