GERONTOLOGY1. Basic knowledge in gerontology

IMRE SEMSEI

Faculty of Health

Medical and Health Science Center

University of Debrecen

INTRODUCTION

Iron age Hellene age Roman age old Mexicans

Elderly and their roles

Japan (Meiji era) Italy (1493) Holland (1625) German (1550)

Everybody gives a shot…

Fountain of Youth

Giacomo Jaquerio (Italy)

…and again

BASIC TERMS

� Branches of gerontology� Biogerontology� Social gerontology� Psychogerontology

� Basic questions:� What is aging?� What characterizes aging?� Why is aging?

� Goals:� Firstly: lengthening of life span� Secondly: increase the number of people

with high age� Thirdly: healthy aging

Branches of gerontology

SOCIETY

INDIVIDUAL

SOULBODY

SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY

BIOGERONTOLOGY

PSYCHOGERONTOLOGY

Socio-political gerontology Social gerontology

Theoretical gerontology

Experimental gerontology Geriatrics

Geronto psychology

Geronto psychiatry

GeroeducationPrevention

Rehabilitation

Nutrition

Training

Care

Branches of gerontology

Sub-branches of gerontology

Stages of life

Different ages

� chronological age

� biological age

� apparent age

� psychological age

� sociological age

� mean life span

� maximal age