Bergner, L. / Published 2023 / Presentation
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| Presenter | Laurie Bergner, Ph.D.
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| Date | September 29, 2023 |
| Abstract: | The last chapters of life are a challenge! As people get into their 70s, they are faced with the reality of the finality of their lives, and the limits of life feels like it is fast approaching. How do people adjust to this reality and to the profound changes in their lives that this reality brings up? One could say that our world changes, and this changes us. How does our world change, and how do we deal with these changes? Old age involves many losses, so how do people navigate the changes needed to adjust to these losses? Are there possible gains to offset the losses? This presentation will look at the last chapters of people’s lives and how people navigate, or attempt to navigate, this challenging time of life. |
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