Healthcare and Medicare-related issues exist, and psychologists find it hard to practice openly, giving rise to difficulties, for society, in accessing them. Psychologists are in high demand in medical settings involving elderly patients, as primary care facilities are not equipped to meet their mental health requirements (Abel, 2013)
Remarks such as 'He is agile for his age', or 'He continues to have all his marbles' or 'He is quick-witted for his age', are often made as remarks of admiration by well-intentioned individuals, appreciating an elderly individual's remarkably good functioning. Therefore, old age is itself associated with a stigma, on the basis of the notion of the inevitable link of age with physical and mental decline (Batsch & Mittelman, 2012)
By contrast, a higher-order harm avoidance trait, along with its related lower-order personality traits, indicates a much larger degree of anxiety and mood changes. The possibility of large parts of personality being independent of present mood, as well as that of some accurately defined areas of personality tending to simultaneously alter with present mood, can enhance one's grasp of personality's link with affective disorders and emotionality (Brown, Svarkic, Przybeck, & Cloninger, 1992)
However, I have come to understand, now, that the process of socialization is linked to anxiety, depression and mental health ailments. With age, individuals' interaction with others decreases, leading to loneliness, depression and discouragement (Carstensen, 2012)
Even one's home, which was earlier a comfortable haven, may present difficulties -- trudging up one's staircase could require as much effort as mountain climbing. Functional status alterations and how they are facilitated or hindered by one's surrounding environment represent central components of the aging experience for numerous individuals (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2015)
This trait impulsivity varies marginally between normal and bipolar (depressive and manic) phases, or with time. Certain studies indicate that particular personality traits, such as trait anxiety or trait impulsivity, might be risk elements for the development of mood-related disorders in future (DiMaria, 2013)
Meanwhile, moods are transitory. Anxiousness as a mood would be fleeting, whereas an anxious personality trait is lasting and invariable (Kline, 2014)
Also, evidence suggests that attending religious events is linked to the identity commitment options of achievement and foreclosure, whereas identity diffusion corresponds to lower religious attendance rates. It is helpful to bear in mind that numerous factors govern the depth of identity's bond with religion (Oppong, 2013)
Moreover, the report and manifestation of symptoms of anxiety can vary with age. Thus, old-age anxiety disorders may, rather more likely, remain underdiagnosed as compared to those among younger population segments (Wolitzky-Taylor, Castriotta, Lenze, Stanley, & Craske, 2010)