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PubMed1982

[Reality orientation training: a provisional evaluation].

This article takes further on REality Orientation (RO), a therapeutical approach developed and practiced on behalf of institutionalized psychogeriatric patients. RO is called a milieu- or sociotherapy dependent of the aspect that is stressed most. Goals, methods, potential target groups and studies of its effects are discussed whereupon an evaluation of RO is formulated for the present. The importance of role and function of nursing staff along with their attitude is stressed, for their cooperation strongly adds to the success or failure of RO-programs.

Activities of Daily Living↗

PubMed1979

[Effect of sex and sex role in later life. Report of a seminar by Prof. Margaret Hellie Huyck, April 1978].

During a seminar at the University of Nijmegen in Holland, Prof. Margaret Hellie Huyck examined the influence of sex and gender on development in the second half of life. She began by presenting a framework for analyzing problems during the phase of the life cycle. She then proceeded to examine the consequences of one's sex and sex role for love, friendship and intimacy, as well as for sexuality later in life. She also presented research evidence on the quality of marriage during the second half of the life cycle. Her discussion on personality changes in men and women at mid-life was more extensive and included consequences of these changes for mental health. Since research on these areas is scarce, many questions for research became evident in the course of the seminar. Prof. Huyck ended the seminar by comparing different visions on the development of men and women over the life cycle, including the model which she sees as ideal.

Adaptation, Psychological↗