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Gerontophobia is the fear of age-related self-degeneration (similar to Gerascophobia), or a hatred or fear of the elderly due to memento mori.^{[citation needed]} The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn, "old man" and φόβος – phobos, "fear". Gerontophobia has been linked to Thanatophobia as fear of old age can be a precursor to fear of death^[1] Gerontophobia can be caused by harmful stereotypes of Elderly people displayed in the media^[2] such as:

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Ageism[edit]

Discriminatory aspects of ageism have been strongly linked to gerontophobia. This irrational fear or hatred of the elderly can be associated with the expectation that someday all young people including oneself will be old inevitably and suffer from the irreversible health decline that comes with old age, which is associated with disability, disease and death. The sight of aged people could be a possible reminder of death (memento mori) and inevitable biological vulnerability. This unwillingness to accept these can manifest in feelings of hostility and discriminatory acts towards the elderly.

History

Old age was previously seen as a golden age in the Middle Ages^[3] Around the time of the Anglo-Saxons there was a shift towards more negative views of the elderly this lead to more and more literature developing a Gerontophobic view^[4]

Portrayal in the media

Gerontophobia is heavily portrayed in the media starting as early as Anglo-saxon poetry^[5] but is also found common literary classics such as Shakespeare's King Lear , Johnathan Swifts' Gulliver's Travels, and Jane Austen's Persuasion^[6]

Treatments for Gerontophobia

Treatment for Gerontophobia can be better education and exposure, insight therapy,^[7] and

References

^ Jacobsen, Michael Hviid; Petersen, Anders (2020-08). "The Return of Death in Times of Uncertainty—A Sketchy Diagnosis of Death in the Contemporary 'Corona Crisis'". Social Sciences. 9 (8): 131. doi:10.3390/socsci9080131. ISSN 2076-0760. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ Sorokin, Gennadii G. (2020-12-01). "The Manifestation of Gerontophobic Stereotypes in Russian Television". Media Watch. 11 (4). doi:10.15655/mw/2020/v11i4/204638. ISSN 2249-8818.
^ Anthony), Burrow, J. A. (John (1986). The ages of man a study in medieval writing and thought. Clarendon. ISBN 978-0-19-167098-5. OCLC 984790994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Porck, Thijs (2020). "Gerontophobia in Early Medieval England: Anglo-Saxon Reflections on Old Age". Sense and Feeling in Daily Living in the Early Medieval English World: 219–235, 278–282, 287. doi:10.17613/zbgk-yv52.
^ Porck, Thijs (2020). "Gerontophobia in Early Medieval England: Anglo-Saxon Reflections on Old Age". Sense and Feeling in Daily Living in the Early Medieval English World: 219–235, 278–282, 287. doi:10.17613/zbgk-yv52.
^ "Aging and the Elderly: Humanistic Perspectives in Gerontology, Aging and Income: Programs and Projects for the Elderly, Normal Psychology of the Aging Process and Old and Cold: Hypothermia and Social Policy". Social Work. 1979-05. doi:10.1093/sw/24.3.258. ISSN 1545-6846. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ BUNZEL, JOSEPH H. (1973-02). "Recognition, Relevance and Deactivation of Gerontophobia: Theoretical Essay". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 21 (2): 77–80. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb01222.x. ISSN 0002-8614. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] Jacobsen, Michael Hviid; Petersen, Anders (2020-08). "The Return of Death in Times of Uncertainty—A Sketchy Diagnosis of Death in the Contemporary 'Corona Crisis'". Social Sciences. 9 (8): 131. doi:10.3390/socsci9080131. ISSN 2076-0760. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[2] Sorokin, Gennadii G. (2020-12-01). "The Manifestation of Gerontophobic Stereotypes in Russian Television". Media Watch. 11 (4). doi:10.15655/mw/2020/v11i4/204638. ISSN 2249-8818.

[3] Anthony), Burrow, J. A. (John (1986). The ages of man a study in medieval writing and thought. Clarendon. ISBN 978-0-19-167098-5. OCLC 984790994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Porck, Thijs (2020). "Gerontophobia in Early Medieval England: Anglo-Saxon Reflections on Old Age". Sense and Feeling in Daily Living in the Early Medieval English World: 219–235, 278–282, 287. doi:10.17613/zbgk-yv52.

[5] Porck, Thijs (2020). "Gerontophobia in Early Medieval England: Anglo-Saxon Reflections on Old Age". Sense and Feeling in Daily Living in the Early Medieval English World: 219–235, 278–282, 287. doi:10.17613/zbgk-yv52.

[6] "Aging and the Elderly: Humanistic Perspectives in Gerontology, Aging and Income: Programs and Projects for the Elderly, Normal Psychology of the Aging Process and Old and Cold: Hypothermia and Social Policy". Social Work. 1979-05. doi:10.1093/sw/24.3.258. ISSN 1545-6846. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[7] BUNZEL, JOSEPH H. (1973-02). "Recognition, Relevance and Deactivation of Gerontophobia: Theoretical Essay". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 21 (2): 77–80. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb01222.x. ISSN 0002-8614. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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