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Some evidence indicates that with increasing age a person’s emotional response is altered, and his curiosity fades. The extent varies considerably between people, and in some, emotional ‘instability’ is evident. This means that an old person weeps easily, and becomes sentimental. In a way, many old people have escaped the convention of our culture, which is that men do not show emotion, and the change may be viewed as beneficial, rather than a disability.

Not all people adjust successfully to growing old, and the longer one lives, the more emotional problems arise. Many old people find it difficult to adapt to new concepts and, consequently, become more rigidly outmoded in their ideas and unable to accept other people’s opinions. Some old people become increasingly egocentric, increasingly demanding, increasingly indifferent to the opinions, the needs, and the relationships of others. They seem to shut themselves off from reality, protecting themselves against having to accept new values. This can lead to distrust of others who are seen to be manipulative and insensitive to the old person’s real needs. Some old people become openly hostile to other people but, in most, the resentment smoulders inside, occasionally emerging to criticize, to tyrannize, and to persecute.

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