Gerontological Knowledge Base In Elderly Care (10cr)

Objective

Having completed the study unit the student - knows factors related to an old person's learning - knows central concepts of education gerontology - knows principles of teaching and guiding an aging person in different situations and environments - knows methods of teaching and guiding an aging person - knows psychic changes of aging, old people's psychic and social ability to function - knows the main concepts and research targets of psycho-gerontology - knows the special features of being old - is able to analyze the meanings of gerontological theories - is able to feature becoming old at the level of an individual and society and understands relations between these two - has familiarized with the progress of individual and interpersonal changes, effects and factors affecting these - knows the interaction between illnesses and the changes in health state of the process of getting old - has familiarized with the main causes and progress methods of old people's illnesses, their prevention, treatment and rehabilitation

Content

Effects of aging on learning: sensory function, memory, learning and intelligence Aging, work and education Psychic changes of getting old, psychic and social ability to function, experiential aging Aging as an indvidual, cultural and social phenomenon Social gerontological theories and their importance in elderly care work Experiential aging

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Kiitettävä (5), hyvä (4-3), tyydyttävä (2-1); hylätty