Curso ELPIDA - Português

Biological ageing refers to the physical state of the body in relation to the biological processes of growth, maturation, death and decay of organ and body functioning.

Social ageing may be strongly influenced by legal, ethical, religious, or historical experiences.  As members of the greater society, older adults are more underprivileged when they are intellectual disabled.

Psychological processes of development and ageing from a lifespan perspective, is the management of the dynamics between gains and losses, consisting of three interacting elements: selection, optimization, and compensation (2:10). All three dimensions are equally important. It does not help to have a physically strong body if you have a severe depression that makes you lie in bed all day.

We may also talk about historical ageing, to explain behaviour, adaptations, complaints, functioning, and health problems the person has 'today'. It may also be a reason to remember the tragic side to historical ageing in people with ID. For instance, countries like Germany and Austria have only a few PWID who survived the systematic killing during the Nazi regime (4).

a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature, which results in distorted images, as light rays are prevented from meeting at a common focus.