The Psychology of an Older Person and their Quality of Life

Abstract

Aging is considered a normal developmental process, not a disease but it made a number of bio-psycho-social changes in older people. These changes make the elderly lives more complex, and challenging, and it affects their quality of life. In this paper, the authors have shed light on these bio-psycho-social aspects, quality of life, and spirituality of the elderly. Apart from this, in this paper, the authors have described the spirituality of the elderly as a tool to maintain their good psychological well-being. In the last part of the paper, the authors also suggested some recommendations to improve the quality of life in older-aged society.