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Fear of growing old
Name(s):
Anxiety over ageing
Anticipated neglect of elders
Nature
Fear of growing old may refer to:
Gerascophobia Gerontophobia
Source: Wikipedia
Broader
Fear
Anxiety
Human ageing
Human denial of death
Stifled potential for social interaction among different age groups
Narrower
Fear of death
Fear of the loss of independence
This problem is a member of 12 aggravating loops
Aggravates
Cult of youth
[in 5 loops]
Trauma of ageing women
Retirement as a threat to psychological well-being
[in 7 loops]
Aggravated by
Grey human hair
Loneliness in old age
Insufficient retirement funds
Social disadvantage of the aged
Decline in cognitive ability with ageing
Strategy(ies)
Giving attention to elders
Fearing ageing
Neglecting the aged
Treating fear of growing old
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems