Lifecourse Approach: Successful & Usual Ageing, Promoting Healthier Old Age, Theories

Lifecourse Approach

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................1
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................4

Introduction
The life course approach is referred to as conceptualization that deals with analysation of
lives of people in different context, they includes cultural, structural and social aspects. Ageing
denotes process associated with becoming older (Wirths and Williams, 2017). This involves
development as well as maintenance of functional abilities that enables well-being of older age.
This essay includes successful & usual ageing, affects on ageing, promoting healthier old age as
well as theories related with this.
Main Body
Successful ageing implies perceptions of individuals with respect to favourable
adaptations for cumulative physiologic as well as functional alterations that are related with each
other in context of passage of time. This comprises of three major factors, they are: being free
from any kind of disease or disabilities, possess higher cognitive as well as physical capabilities
and carrying out communication with others within the meaningful manner (Kahana and Kahana,
2018). Furthermore, it also involves intrinsic genetic factors as well as extrinsic lifestyle factors
(like exercise, psychological habits and personal traits). Usual ageing denotes natural as well as
integral part associated with life. In addition to this, it involves functional and health abilities that
create influence on the ways individuals age and ways in which they live while this process is
being taking place. Each depends on environmental as well as genetic structure which is being
surrounded throughout. Successful ageing implies more than absence of diseases along with this,
it involves aggregation of of active engagement with life that is liable for illustration of concept
for ageing.
It necessary that individuals must have successful ageing and for this they need to take
effectual steps such as healthy diet, exercise, meditation and interact with individuals
surrounding them so that they can be social as well as share their viewpoint with respect to
different aspects. Along with this, the genetic factors must also be handled in an appropriate way
like if person is allergic to any fruit like kiwi then they should not consume this once it has been
identified (Lamb and et. al., 2017). The factors which creates impact on successful ageing
involves life expectancy, well-being of individuals along with satisfaction, mental and
psychological pressure that is being created due to family, fulfilment of passion or desires which
leads within personal growth as well as acknowledging new things. Furthermore, successful
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