Question

Discuss the stereotypes associated with older persons, including driving, personality, thinking, and other behaviors. Are these stereotypes accurate? Think about your parents or grandparents or some other person close who is in the older adulthood stage of life. How has that person handled growing older? Would this person be a good role model for how to age gracefully, or would you wish to age in a much different way from how this individual aged? Which behaviors related to aging would you want to copy from the older person? Which behaviors would you hope to avoid?

Answer 1

Some of the stereotypes related to the older person are

Driving: Old people cannot drive properly like younger ones.

Personality: Old people become childish in nature. They lose temper easily.

Thinking: They think like a child and act them.

Some of these stereotypes are accurate. For example: According to psychology, childish behaviour is a sign of old age. I have my grandmother at home who is 70 years old by now. She has handled old age very beautifully. She stills enjoys every moment of her life by hanging out with her group of friends. She still loves to travel and accompanies us to our friends and relative's place. She is definitely my role model when I become old. Her best quality that I would like to copy from her is her positivity toward life and energy even at this age. One thing that I want to avoid is her habit of drinking alcohol.