Question

1. Discuss the importance of social and emotional support for old adults as they cope with the losses which accompany aging.

Answer 1

The importance of social and emotional support for old adults as they cope with the losses which accompany aging is immense as loneliness is a major concern in case of old people who are alone at the very end of life with no one to provide emotional support. According to research, older adults react to films showing a loss with greater negativity than younger persons. Thus they are more vulnerable emotionally. Thus since losses accompany with aging we should provide emotional support to our old people so that they don’t undergo stress and suffer from depression and diseases and lose the quality of life in the end.