Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Role of Community Psychologist for the Well–being of Old Age Women

Prof. Rekha Baxy

Abstract :

Community Psychology deals with the study of relationship on individual to communities and society, what we

called society is nothing but a group of persons, interrelated with each other with the aim of doing deeds for the betterment of society by up lifting individuals of the society. Old-age-people, especially old-age-woman play an important role in society due to
their vast experiences of life. Old age, no doubt decreases the quality of life, as well increases dependence on life. The loneliness also affects
the Psychological health in old age. Wealth plays vital role with all aspects of well-being in old-age but it’s not only a key factor, the firm family
bondage is also essential so that old age people may got proper care, love and respect in the family, old-age-women tend to have higher scores
on measures of Psychological distress and depression than man, but also have slightly higher levels of happiness and life-satisfaction as-well.
One possible explanation for this is that women experience both positive and negative emotions more strongly than men do. Depression scores
increased with age among women but remained constant across the age spectrum in men.
In order to improve the quality of life of old age persons, specially women, the community psychologists have to play an important role in the
society by spreading vastly the applications of counseling and community psychology.
For this purpose I suggest form this platform that- “Family counseling Centers” should be established vastly at district and Tashil levels so
that joint-family-systems may be encouraged again. This is the family pattern which provides old-aged-persons strong healthy and wealthy
support and finally a strong mental-health, free from worries and depressions.

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Prof. Rekha Baxy Role of Community Psychologist for the Well–being of Old Age Women International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 4 April 2015


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