Prosocial Behavior In People Over 60 Years Old As A Medical And Social Problem

Abstract

In modern conditions, when there is such a variety of forms of deviant behavior (self-destructive, delinquent, adictive, etc.), special attention of researchers is drawn to prosocial behavior. It is focused on helping others without extracting its own material benefits, so it is often identified with helping behavior.
The article discusses the issues of scientific research by Russian and foreign authors on an important medical and social problem - prosocial behavior. The features of social and psychological vulnerability of elderly people related to age-psychological, psycho-physiological and socio-economic reasons are revealed. The relevance of the problem of information and psychological security of the elderly in the modern world is reflected. In addition, the authors raised the issue of the motivational component of such a phenomenon as prosocial behavior.