Coping Behavior in Elderly Persons with Stroke

The article examines the psychological characteristics of elderly people who have survived a stroke, as well as the coping behavior of this contingent of people in a stressful situation. Elderly people who have suffered a stroke are faced with its severe consequences, such as movement, speech and cognitive impairments, various emotional-volitional disorders. The likelihood of developing anxiety increases due to the fact that after a stroke, the patient is not capable of self-care and will need additional care. Physical and psycho-emotional rehabilitation of the elderly after a stroke can be complicated by psychological characteristics. In particular, the fact that people in this period often lead a passive lifestyle leads to a narrowing of the circle of communication. An adaptive coping strategy that fails to work causes a range of problems, both physical and emotional. People of retirement age often face difficulties in adaptation and adaptation, not to mention those cases when an elderly person suffers a stroke and cannot use adaptive coping, having failed to adapt for a long time.