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Personality 1. Revision: What are the 3 approaches to personality function and structure? Dispositional Traits: - an enduring trait (e.g., high or low on neuroticism) Personal Concerns: - what is important to a person, what goals do they have?...

Personality 1. Revision: What are the 3 approaches to personality function and structure? Dispositional Traits: - an enduring trait (e.g., high or low on neuroticism) Personal Concerns: - what is important to a person, what goals do they have? Life Narrative - integrative - development of one’s sense of self continues throughout adulthood 2. Discussion Personality 1. Discussion Q: Think about aspects of your own personality. Has your personality changed over time. If so, how? Q: Think about an older person that you know well. Have any aspects of their personality changed over time? If so, how? 2. Video Where to live? 1. Community living Retirement villages and congregate housing Assisted living 2. Home care & Home Support Home care – for individuals with more complex needs (HCP) Home support – provides support for individuals with low level care needs (CHSP) 2022-23, over 816, 000 people accessed home support (CHSP; GEN Aged Care Data) Most common service was domestic assistance (e.g., house cleaning, shopping and linen services) 3. Residential aged care (e.g., permanent or residential) Special care units Social Cognition Age-based Double Standard: Operates when an individual attributes an older person’s failure in memory as more serious than a memory failure observed in a young adult Discussion