GERONTOLOGY1. Basic knowledge in gerontology
IMRE SEMSEI
Faculty of Health
Medical and Health Science Center
University of Debrecen
INTRODUCTION
Iron age Hellene age Roman age old Mexicans
Elderly and their roles
Japan (Meiji era) Italy (1493) Holland (1625) German (1550)
Everybody gives a shot…
Fountain of Youth
Giacomo Jaquerio (Italy)
…and again
BASIC TERMS
� Branches of gerontology� Biogerontology� Social gerontology� Psychogerontology
� Basic questions:� What is aging?� What characterizes aging?� Why is aging?
� Goals:� Firstly: lengthening of life span� Secondly: increase the number of people
with high age� Thirdly: healthy aging
Branches of gerontology
SOCIETY
INDIVIDUAL
SOULBODY
SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY
BIOGERONTOLOGY
PSYCHOGERONTOLOGY
Socio-political gerontology Social gerontology
Theoretical gerontology
Experimental gerontology Geriatrics
Geronto psychology
Geronto psychiatry
GeroeducationPrevention
Rehabilitation
Nutrition
Training
Care
Branches of gerontology
Sub-branches of gerontology
Stages of life
Different ages
� chronological age
� biological age
� apparent age
� psychological age
� sociological age
� mean life span
� maximal age