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Aging successfully  : the psychological aspects of growing old [videorecording] / Davidson Films, Inc. ; producer, Frances W. Davidson ; director, John M. Davidson. San Luis Obispo, Calif. : Davidson Films, 1998
1 videodisc (31 min.), col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Participants:  Narrator, Monisha Pasupathi.
Credits:  Camera, Gregory Monroe ... [et al.] ; on-line editing, Ryan Johnson ; off-line editing, John M. Davidson.
Lilly Library:  A-V DVD | DVD 4027
Summary
:  Discusses how people can age successfully to live fulfilling lives through the processes of selection, optimization, and compensation.
Notes:  "With Paul Baltes, Ph.D., Margret Baltes, Ph.D. and Monisha Pasupathi, Ph.D."

Aging, the natural process [videorecording] / [presented by] Medcom. Cypress, CA : Medcom, c2001
1 videocassette (37 min.), col. ; 1/2 in. + Workbook
Medical Center Library:  Reserve Room | WT104 Ag47 2001
Summary
:  This program takes a look at the changes that occur naturally to the various systems of the human body as a person ages, and describes actions that can be taken to maximize and maintain functionality. Topics include: Cardiovascular System, Respiratory System, Musculoskeletal System, Central Nervous System, Gastrointestinal System, Genitourinary System, Integumentary System, Touch and Pain, Vision, Hearing and Emotions.

Facing the transitory nature of human existence [videorecording] : an address delivered at the thirty fifth annual meeting of the American Society on Aging / produced by Terra Nova Films, Inc. [Chicago] : Terra Nova Films, Inc., c1989.
1 videocassette (75 min.), col. ; 1/2 cm.
Credits:  Director, James Vanden Bosch; editor, Jim Riemermsco.
Medical Center Library:  A-V Collection | WM460.5.E8 F11 1989
Summary
:  At age 84, Dr. Frankl delivers an address about how individuals can cope with their transitory lives, aging, and death. Includes biographical accounts of surviving a World War II concentration camp.

Middle adulthood. Intimate relationships and the sandwich generation [videorecording] / [presented by] Magna Systems, Inc. ; written & produced by Max Pictures, Inc. for Magna Systems, Inc. Barrington, IL : Magna Systems, c2000.
1 videocassette (28 min., 30 sec.), col. ; 1/2 in.
Credits:  Educational consultant, Anne Hall Wright.
Lilly Library   A-V Video cassette | VC 8716
Summary:  Examines intimate relationships and how they adapt and change in middle adulthood. Includes discussion of gender convergence, and an overview of issues that middle adults confront such as when they must continue to care for their children while assuming greater responsibility for their aging parents.

Middle adulthood. Midlife crisis? [videorecording] / [presented by] Magna Systems, Inc. ; written & produced by Max Pictures, Inc., for Magna Systems, Inc. Barrington, IL : Magna Systems, c2000.
1 videocassette (28 min., 30 sec.), col. ; 1/2 in.
Credits:  Educational consultant, Anne Hall Wright.
Lilly Library:  A-V Video cassette | VC 8715
Summary:  Examines "midlife crisis." Discusses who experiences it, circumstances that may initiate it, and the role that it plays in the lives of individual men and women. Presents opposing theories as to whether the concept of midlife crisis is valid.

Middle adulthood. Physical development, a time of change [videorecording] / [presented by] Magna Systems, Inc. ; written & produced by Max Pictures, Inc. for Magna Systems, Inc. Barrington, IL : Magna Systems, c2000.
1 videocassette (28 min., 30 sec.), col. ; 1/2 in.
Credits:  Educational consultant, Anne Hall Wright.
Lilly Library:  A-V Video cassette | VC 8717
Summary
:  Looks at the physiological changes that take place as men and women pass age 40 and make the transition to middle age. Explores changes in vision and hearing, and considers the impact that lifestyle has upon overall health and well being. Also studies changes in male and female reproductive systems, and includes a discussion of menopause and changes in sexuality

On old age: a conversation with Joan Erikson [videorecording] / produced by Frances Davidson ; directed by John Davidson, M.D. Davis, CA : Distributed by Davidson Films, 1995.
2 videocasssettes (68 min.), col. ; 1/2 in.
Participants:  Joan Erikson.
Credits:  Music, Thad Davidson ; editor, Mark Wright.
Lilly Library:  A-V Video cassette | VC 5731
Summary
:  These videocassettes feature Joan Erikson at the ages of 90 and 92. She discusses the problems and considerations that come with old age. Some of the concepts and ideas of Joan Erikson and Erik Erikson, an eminent post-Freudian psychologist are examined.

The Psychological aspect of aging [videocassette] / University of Illinois at the Medical Center. Glenview, Ill. : Telemation Productions, c1974.
1 videocassette (29 min.), col. ; 3/4 in.
Credits:  Written and produced by F. Keith Fearon ; directed by Scott H. Kane.
Library Service Center:   VC 1191 LSC
Summary
:  Jack Righeimer interviews Jack Weinberg concerning aging in the U.S.--psychological aspects, socially, physically.
Notes:  U-matic.

Rose by any other name [videorecording] / screenplay by Judith Herman Keller.Garden City, N.Y. : Adelphi University Center on Aging ; Huntington, N.Y. : [Distributed by] Focus International, c1976.
1 videocassette (15 min.), col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide.
Credits:  Directed by Rosanne V. Allessandro ; produced by James D. Pasternak.
Medical Center Library:  A-V Collection | HQ30 R72 1976
Summary
:  A dramatization about a 79-year-old woman resident of a nursing home who is found in the bed of a male resident. Shows how their warm, intimate, and fulfilling relationship is threatened by the administration, the staff, the residents, her family, and the very architecture of the institution.

To be and become [videocassette] / [developed under the auspices of] New England Gerontology Center [and] New England Center for Continuing Education. c1975.
1 videocassette (28 min.), col. ; 3/4 in.
Library Service Center:   VC 1192 LSC
Summary
:  Discusses aging and emotional development.
Notes:  U-matic.

What do you want to be when you grow old? [motion picture] / presented by Roerig ; produced in cooperation with the American Geriatrics Society ; produced and written by William Peters ; directed by William Peters ; a DCA Productions program. [New York, N.Y. : Film Billders], c1976.
1 film reel (40 min.), col. ; 16 mm
Participants:  Lorne Greene.
Lilly Library:  A-V Motion picture | MP C62 LSC
Summary
:  Examples of successful aging in Durham, NC.


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