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"Spirituality" and ageing well
— thoughts on coping well with grief | | Author(s) | Terence Seedsman, Susan Feldman |
| Journal title | Education and Ageing, vol 17, nos 2/3, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 201-216 |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Well being ; Attitude ; Bereavement ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The approach used in this article offers a focus on ageing well as a process of coping with change, and how notions of spirituality may offer a powerful source for meaning in later life. It is argued that as people age, there exists for some an imperative to answer questions that are implicit to how we might live, such as is life worth living? The perspectives offered on spirituality and ageing well include the need to be mindful of: presenting spirituality in terms that make sense for current times; and allowing for the possibility that spiritual reflection and meaning may have their roots embedded within an essentially metaphoric process. This paper draws on a range of sociological literature to explore the resilience of ageing and the potential for elements of spirituality to govern the self's realignment as speculative and philosophical questions arise. While older age is shown to signal a range of losses and altered states, for some older people, life is still unfolding, evolving, developing and open to new possibilities for being. Health care workers need to be sensitive to how spirituality in times of loss and grief can be a positive factor in older people's overall quality of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031119205 A |
| Classmark | EX: D:F:5HH: DP: DW: 64A |
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