personality is developed in a series of eight stages that take place from the time of birth and continue on throughout an individual’s complete life. He characterises old age as a period of "Integrity vs. Despair", during which a person focuses on reflecting back on his life. Newman & Newman proposed a ninth stage of life, Elder- hood. Elder-hood refers to those individuals who live past the life expectancy of their birth cohorts. There are two different types of people described in this stage of life. The "young old" are those healthy individuals who can function on their own without assistance and can complete their daily tasks independently. The "old old" are those who depend on specific services due to declining health or diseases. This period of life is characterized as a period of "immortality vs. extinction." Immortality is the belief that your life will go on past death; some examples are an afterlife or living on through one 's family. Extinction refers to feeling as if life has no purpose, an individual could have lived past all family and friends and feel a great loss. …show more content…
We are all aging and getting older. You are a day older today than you were yesterday. Most people would like to be younger than their chronological age. There is nothing wrong with ageing. It is the natural process of the human body and certainly cannot be arrested. It can, however, be done gracefully with every attempt made to remain independent and