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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Fear of growing old

Fear of growing old

  • Anxiety over ageing
  • Anticipated neglect of elders

Broader

Unhealthy anxiety
Excellent
Fear
Excellent
Stifled potential for social interaction among different age groups
Presentable
Human denial of death
Presentable
Human ageing
Presentable
Psychological stress of time passing
Yet to rate

Narrower

Fear of the loss of independence
Presentable
Fear of death
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Retirement as a threat to psychological well-being
Presentable
Trauma of ageing women
Yet to rate
Cult of youth
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Loneliness in old age
Excellent
Cognitive decline
Excellent
Social disadvantage of the aged
Presentable
Grey human hair
Presentable
Insufficient retirement funds
Unpresentable

Strategy

Treating fear of growing old
Yet to rate
Neglecting the aged
Yet to rate
Giving attention to elders
Yet to rate
Fearing ageing
Yet to rate

Value

Neglect
Yet to rate
Age
Yet to rate
Fear
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #1: No PovertySustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Society » Elderly
  • Societal problems » Deprivation
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J9144
    DOCID
    12091440
    D7NID
    140980
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024