ON OLD AGE II: A CONVERSATION WITH JOAN ERIKSON AT 92 ( DAVIDSON FILMS )

Joan M. Erikson describes her search for a better living situation for her frail husband and then presents her poignant recounting of his subsequent death. She uses these experiences to suggest strategies to meet the physical and emotional needs of the fragile old and to support those who work with them. With a personal understanding of the challenges of old age, Mrs. Erikson revisits the eighth stage of the life cycle and proposes a new ninth stage for the changes that face the very old. She describes the difficulties of being in ones nineties without losing what she calls ones indomitable core. With Joan Erikson. This is a short clip from the film. Further information is available at www.davidsonfilms.com.

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Education

Tags:

• Davidson films
• Joan Erikson
• Erik Erikson
• Eight Stage Life Cycle
• Ninth Stage
• Aging