PSYC1092-1 : Psychosocial Aspects of Ageing

Study Programmes 2015-2016

PSYC1092-1

Psychosocial Aspects of Ageing

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Bachelor in psychology and education : general		3
Bachelor in psychology and education : general		3
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)		3
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)		3
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)		3
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)		3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Stéphane Adam

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The overall objective of the course is to deconstruct some stereotypes associated with the concept of aging. More concretely, various problems related to or associated with normal aging (senescence) are considered, as: (1) the origins and characteristics of the aging population (demographics), (2) physiological aging, (3) the questioning of psychometric model of cognitive decline, (4) the description of some theories explaining how a person adapts to his aging and maintains a good quality of life, and (5) the description of some transitional periods occuring during old age like retirement, health, loneliness, rehousing in institution, death, etc.

Learning outcomes of the course :

to have some theoritical and methodological knowledges in connection with the present knowledges about normal ageing.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

No prerequisites required

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face