Old Age

generalized sensuality

means to take pleasure in a variety of different physical sensations

generalized sensuality

include a greater appreciation for the traditional lifestyle of the opposite sex

generalized sensuality (men)

sex that become more nurturant and more acceptant of the pleasures of nonsexual relationships

generalized sensuality (women)

sex that become more interested and involved in politics, finance, and world affairs

generalized sensuality

attitude that is dependent on one's ability to hold things together

generalized sensuality

attitude that is dependent on one's ability to maintain integrity in the face of despair

integrity

means a feeling of wholeness and coherence

integrity

ability to hold together one's sense of "I-ness" despite diminishing physical and intellectual powers

ego integrity

difficult to maintain when people see that they are losing familiar aspects of their existence

despair

literally means to be without hope

despair

felt when there's a pressure of losing familiar aspects of one's existence

despair

expressed as disgust, depression, contempt for others, or any other attitude

despair

reveals a nonacceptance of the finite boundaries of life

despair

what follows when hope is lost

despair

life ceases to have meaning

wisdom

"informed and detached concern with life itself in the face of death itself"

detached concern

people that exhibit an active but dispassionate interest

mature wisdom

maintain their integrity in spite of declining physical and mental abilities

wisdom

m draws from and contributes to the traditional knowledge passed from generation to generation

disdain

"a reaction to feeling (and seeing others) in an increasing state of being finished, confused, helpless."

disdain

continuation of rejectivity