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Getting Old
Getting Old
offers concise advice and practical suggestions for all
readers interested in or worried about ageing, either in themselves
or in someone they care about. With a focus on a positive view of
ageing, it discusses central physical and mental aspects of getting
old, as well as the social and psychological aspects such as choosing
where to live and becoming more oneself.
Rowan Bayne and Carol Parkes take a pragmatic approach to
reviewing what is happening in many aspects of your life as you
age. Essential topics covered include mobility; diet and digestion;
understanding and improving sleep; memory problems and
dementia; being an active participant in consultations about your
own healthcare; attitudes to getting old; romantic relationships
and loneliness; deciding where to live, moving house and choosing
other types of living arrangements; and death and grief. They invite
readers to focus on their own life and experience, to understand who
they are and what they really want now. An important part of self-
understanding is the application of personality theory to changes
associated with getting old, and readers are encouraged to reflect on
what might work for people with their personality characteristics,
and how to improve their stress management, communication and
decision making.
With suggestions for further reading and useful organisations
that offer support,
Getting Old
offers valuable, affirming guidance
for all those and their relatives going through this life stage, as well
as health, social care and counselling students and professionals.
Rowan Bayne
is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counselling
at the University of East London. His main expertise is in applied
personality theory, counselling and counsellor training. He has
published 18 books and has run courses on selection interviewing,
personality differences and counselling for several major organisations
such as the BBC, British Rail, the City of London and Warwick
University.
Carol Parkes
is a freelance consultant, trainer and coach. She is
a medical doctor who specialised in public health medicine and
epidemiology. In the past, she has been part of national and
international research projects on cancer screening and has many
publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as book chapters. She
later worked in consultant and leadership roles in the NHS for 10
years before embarking on her current freelance career.
Getting Old
A Positive and Practical
Approach
Rowan Bayne and
Carol Parkes
First published 2021
by Routledge
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© 2021 Rowan Bayne and Carol Parkes
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authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance
with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988.
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ISBN: 978-1-138-56601-9 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-56603-3 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-12331-8 (ebk)
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