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  2. Ageism - Wikipedia

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    Older people themselves can be ageist, having internalized a lifetime of negative stereotypes about aging. [11] Ageism is often connected to fears of death and disability- with avoiding, segregating, and rejecting older people functioning as a coping mechanism to avoid these concepts. [ 12 ]

  3. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Old bag / Old hag: An older, unappealing and ugly woman. Old bat: A senile older woman. Old cow: A rude term for an older woman, especially one who is overweight or obese and homely. Old fart: [7] A boring and old-fashioned silly person. Old maid: An older never married lady.(see "spinster" below)

  4. Gerontophobia - Wikipedia

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    The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn, "old man" [1] and φόβος – phobos, "fear". [2] Gerontophobia that stems from a fear of aging has been linked to thanatophobia, as fear of old age can be a precursor to fear of death. [3] Gerontophobia can be caused by stereotypes of elderly people displayed in the media. [4]

  5. The year in aging: What we learned about getting older in 2023

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    A November 2023 study involving more than 8,000 participants looked at life satisfaction in older adults and found that for those who are 65 to 74 years old, the types of social interactions that ...

  6. “Comes With The Territory”: 39 People Who Judged ... - AOL

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    Image credits: LuuluSoul #3. Gentle parenting. As strange as that sounds. I thought "getting your a*s whooped" was normal. I was raised in an abusive neglectful home.

  7. Gerascophobia - Wikipedia

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    Gerascophobia is a clinical phobia generally classified under specific phobias.Gerascophobia may be based on a number of different anxieties related to the ageing process from the loss of physical youth and beauty, the loss of independence and mobility, to worry about the onset of sickness and the decline of physical and mental health.

  8. I felt judged for getting divorced at 26. The process taught ...

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    As isolating and painful as the initial judgment was, once I was over it, I felt stronger than ever. I stopped caring so much about what people thought of me. They weren't the ones living my marriage.

  9. Elderspeak - Wikipedia

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    Adults receiving elderspeak are often judged by the speaker as being not only less competent, but also as having a worse disposition. [3] The same study showed that when using elderspeak, the speaker was judged as having a worse disposition as well. [3] Elderspeak can in fact contribute to decreased comprehension, and can increase confusion.