Implications of Geropsychological Theories for Intervention: The Challenge for the Seventies

Abstract

Intervention in the elderly is discussed within the framework of current geropsychological theorizing. It is argued that aging is too often conceived of as being irreversible and biologically based resulting in a failure to realize the potential for change in the aged. Successful intervention is seen to depend upon the formulation of geropsychological theories that incorporate the effect of environmental contingencies and experience in producing aged behavior.