According to social psychology, medical psychology, physiological psychology, mental hygiene and other studies, there are many psychological factors affecting the mental health of the elderly, which can be summarized into six aspects.
One is a serious loss of confidence. If the elderly lose the joy of life, have no courage to face the future life, and feel like a year, it is likely to lead to extreme distress and regret, which may eventually lead to serious psychological problems.
Second, long-term loneliness and depression can't be relieved and vented, which is equal to invisible "cancer", which is easy to cause metabolic disorder and induce various diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, digestive system diseases, skin diseases, cardiovascular diseases and immune system diseases. , and may even induce mental illness.
The third is paranoia. Unjustified doubts about people and things, being in a state of tension all day, speculating for no reason, calculating everything, being wary everywhere, being uneasy, consuming a lot of energy in the brain and nerves, fatigue and decline, leading to mental illness.
The fourth is extreme fear. Old people are afraid of getting sick, dying, being forgotten, being left out in the cold, etc. Serious fear will affect the normal basal metabolism of the elderly, disturb people's heartbeat and breathing rules, cause thinking disorders, even induce incontinence, and may also cause hallucinations.
The fifth is to be angry and swear. Because of a little thing, or nothing, emotions are out of control and hysteria, which is easy to induce various diseases and even extreme abnormal behaviors.
Sixth, the inner imbalance. Under normal circumstances, with the growth of age, the health of the elderly is getting worse day by day. Once something goes wrong, there will be all kinds of unhealthy psychology, such as jealousy, hostility, resentment, indifference, depression and so on. And they are often in a state of inner anxiety, which invisibly casts a thick "haze" on their hearts.
These are the main psychological factors that affect the mental health of the elderly. I hope I can help you. Thank you for reading.