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Strategies for adjustment of the aged
1Department of Psychology Nilambar-Pitambar University, GLA College, Daltonganj, Jharkhand, India. profsinha.psychology@gmail.com
Abstract:
To measure the "Strategies for Adjustment of the Aged" among the three age-group subjects, some truly effective measures are required to postpone and treat human aging in urban society by tackling it as an engineering problem. This paper describes an objective test consisting of 34 items; each item contains a statement representing a problematic situation relating to the home, health, emotional life, or social life of the subject along with four alternative responses. The responses represent four alternative strategies of adjustment; i.e., Intrapersistive Approach Mode (IAM), Extrapersistive Approach Mode (EAM), Punitive Avoidance Mode (PAM), and Defensive Avoidance Mode (DAM). The IAM was preferred among all age groups more often than any other mode to solve various problems.
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