A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS LIVING IN COMMUNITY AREA

Abstract

Aging is psychosocially and biologically defined as being older. Aging is a natural and continuous process. It is irreversible changing process.  Elderly is a major type of vulnerable group in the society. Older adult hood begins usually between sixty and seventy-five years of age. The population of old age people with sixty plus age is estimated around sixty million in India.

They also suffer from coping ability, social and psychological problems. An aged or geriatric patient is defined as a person whose biological age is advanced.   Aging can be characterized as a deterioration of the physiological functions essential for survival and fertility that is time-related. Aging is linked with dominant traumatic life changes and challenges. Psychological and physical loses may daunt older adults to active participation in daily life activities. Old age people have so many problems in physically and psychologically. They have more emotional problems.    Old age people can feel insecurity and social isolation and they have so many emotional problems.