Is Ammachi in denial?

  Ammachi swears by her health and says she is still as capable of doing things as she was in her 30s, but is that so, or is she in denial? She says she remembers all her memories and can still do the same activities as when she was 20, but her behavior says otherwise. Ammachi, or in psychological terms, someone in their late adulthood stage, goes through numerous changes, be it physical, cognitive, social, or emotional. The aging process is as inevitable as the sun rising; it brings with itself some ups and downs that some take head-on, but for others, it can be hard to deal with. However, understanding and accepting these changes is the first step in navigating the aging process. Up. Image courtesy of Pixar Firstly, focusing on physical development during late adulthood, theory and research say that changes happen in two ways: primary aging and secondary aging (Busse, 1969). Primary aging is the universal aging that occurs due to genetics in people as they grow old. Secondary agi...