Long-term mental activation activities in the practice of social and psychological ssistance gerontological patient

Abstract

The problem of psychological assistance to the elderly continues to be relevant due to the peculiarities of the personal sphere and mental processes in patients of this age group. When providing medical and social assistance to an elderly patient, psychological support is required, which allows for more effective rehabilitation measures. The purpose of this work is to present modern approaches to psychological care that contribute to the long-term activation of mental activity of elderly patients. The results of the empirical study revealed violations of the dynamic and regulatory nature of all components of mental activity, emotional and volitional disorders in most patients. Therefore, normalization of indicators of mental processes in participants is a necessary condition for positive dynamics of changes in mental processes. Psychological assistance activities in a gerontology center allow you to use a variety of methods and tools that can help activate the mental activity of older people. As a rule, this effect is carried out only in the conditions of the gerontology center and is not long-term. Consequently, the activation of mental activity of elderly patients, achieved by specialists of the institution, may begin to decrease when the patient is discharged. In this regard, the institution introduces innovative forms of psychological and pedagogical influence, which allow the patient to be involved in prolonged projects, in which he can participate after discharge from the institution. The novelty of the work consists in the introduction of a long-term psychological and pedagogical project "Ecoletie", the purpose of which is to implement measures aimed at activating the mental activity of patients by increasing the level of their environmental culture and introducing environmental practices in the further daily activities of the elderly.