Psychology: Research and Review
No. | Themes | Program content | HL |
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1 | Presentation of the RPP | Opening with RPP coordination representative Presentation of the RPP (objectives, purpose, and program content) Presentation of participants Survey of expectations Operational combinations | 2 h |
Work world and meanings of retirement | Socio-historical construction of work Work and formation of social identity Senses and meanings of work Pleasure and suffering at work Meanings connected to retirement: stereotypes and prejudices Idleness and free time | 2 h | |
2 | Social security aspects | Social security: concept, general regime, and special welfare regime Procedures to apply for retirement Benefits and advantages of retirement Registration of contribution time Application and processing of the administrative process of retirement | 4 h |
3 | Personal and professional planning | Personal and professional planning Post-career | 4 h |
4 | Psychological and family aspects | Work and subjectivity Building of personal and professional identity Expectations and feelings about retirement The importance of interpersonal relationships and the construction of networks The family’s role in retirement Divorce, depression, anxiety, suicide, and use and abuse of alcohol and drugs | 4 h |
5 | The practice of physical activity | Retirement as a moment of resumption of physical activity Physical conditioning Choosing the physical activity you like the most | 4 h |
6 | Dietary reeducation | Retirement and aging Eating habits throughout life Consequences of a poor diet on health Dietary reeducation Nutrients and food groups Daily menu planning and organization | 4 h |
7 | Health care in retirement | Definition of health Health care Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention Risk and protection factors Prevalent diseases in the elderly population Indications of periodic examinations after the age of 50 | 2 h |
Interview with retirees | Interview conducted by a journalist with two retirees, usually a man and a woman, one with a higher education and another with high school or technical level | 2 h | |
8 | Financial planning in retirement | Revenue, expenses, funding, investment and indebtedness Fixed, optional, and extra costs Family budget planning and model suggestions | 4 h |
9 | Life plan | What is a life plan? How to make a life plan? Models of plans Plan maintenance | 2 h |
Assessment and Closure | Assessment of the program Closure––socializing | 2 h |