Identify an older adult you know, or an older adult who is a character from a film or book. Please choose a character who is complex and portrayed in their social context. Provide a summary of your subject’s personal history and present circumstances, being sure to include significant environmental and personal factors.
Choose two theories of psychosocial aging from this Module that fit well with your subject’s experience of adapting to change.
Review the relevant material from the readings, and read at least one article on each theory, using the references given in the readings or in the module content. Explain your subject’s psychosocial development in old age in terms of each theory. Compare how each theory maps onto the reality of what you know about your subject, and conclude with your argument for whether one theory or an integration of the two is most effective in describing your subject’s experience of aging and the degree of well-being that has been achieved within their Social Context.
MSW 531 MODULE 4 INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY
Understand Each Theory, And Critical Thinking in Analyzing and Synthesizing them as they Apply to Your Subject.
| Criteria | Description | |
| Personal History | Describes the Subject’s Personal History and Present Circumstances, Including Environmental and Personal Factors Relevant to their Psychosocial Development. | |
| Application of Theory #1 | Uses a Theory of Psychosocial Aging to Explain how the Subject has tried or is trying to Adapt to the Constraints and Opportunities of Old Age. Supports each point with references. | |
| Application of Theory #2 | Uses another Theory of Psychosocial Aging to Explain how the Subject has tried or is trying to Adapt to the constraints and opportunities of old age.
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| Comparison of Theories | Compares how Each Theory Maps onto the Subject’s Experience of Psychosocial Aging. Concludes with an Argument for whether ONE Theory or an Integration of the Two is most Effective in describing your Subject’s experience of Aging and the degree of well-being that has been achieved within their social context. | |
Applying and Comparing Theories of Psychosocial Aging
- Personal History
Describe with a High Degree of Clarity and Empathy the Subject’s Personal History and Present Circumstances, Including BOTH Environmental and Personal Factors Relevant to Their Psychosocial Development.
- Application of Theory #1
Accurately applies a theory of psychosocial aging to explain how the subject has tried or is trying to adapt to the constraints and opportunities of old age. Supports each point with references.
- Application of Theory #2
Accurately applies a theory of psychosocial aging to explain how the subject has tried or is trying to adapt to the constraints and opportunities of old age. Supports each point with reference
- Comparison of Theories
Compare with Great Depth How Each Theory Maps onto the Subject’s Experience of Psychosocial Aging. Concludes with a Very Persuasive Argument for Whether One Theory or a Combination of the Two is Most Effective in Describing the Subject’s Experience of Aging and the Degree of Well-Being that Has Been Achieved Within Their Social Context.
Readings
McInnis-Dittrich, K. (2020). Social work with older adults: A biopsychosocial approach to assessment and intervention (5th ed.). Pearson.
- Chapter 3: Psychosocial Adjustments to Aging, pp 67-80
Ferraro, K., & Wilmoth, J. (Eds.) (2013). Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues (4th ed.). Springer.
- Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Development in Adulthood
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