论文化活动对老年人心理健康的促进功能

On the Boosting Function of Cultural Activities to the Mental Health of the Aged

文化与人的心理有着同质异构的关系。老年人参与文化活动,既能老有所为,也能调动积极的创造精神,进行包括完善情感结构和认知结构的心理整合,以实现心理结构的完善;进行包括情感的启示、人生体验的领悟、哲理的自觉渗透的行为调节,以实现价值观念的更新。随着所参与文化活动的不断深入,老年人在心理整合和行为调节这二者的有机统一和展开之中,逐步消除和弥补心理上的某种缺憾或失落,获得心理素质的养护与提升,达到真正意义上的心理健康,从根本上提高生活质量。

Culture is isomeric to mentality. There are numerous benefits for the aged to take part in cultural activities ： For one thing, the aged can do their contribution to the society. For another, their creativity can be brought into full play. They can also achieve mentality conformity including perfecting affection structure and cognition structure so as to perfect psychological structure. They can adjust their behaviors through summarizing the enlightenment of affection, digestion of life experience, conscious penetration of philosophy so as to update their value concept. With the deepening of the cultural activities, the aged will eliminate and make up certain regret or lose gradually in the process of mentality conformity and behavior adjustment. Therefore, their psychological quality is enhanced ; the goal of mental health is achieved and their life quality is improved radically.