REFLEXIVE ACTIVITY IN THE PERIOD OF GERONTOGENESIS

Abstract

The article considers the problem of the reflxive activity specifis and its impact on the development of intellectual sphere during the period of gerontogenesis.
Relevance of the problem is conditioned by the need for human resocialization during the period of gerontogenesis in connection with the steady increase in life expectancy. The following aspects of reflction have been studied: tendency of a person in the elderly age to self-analysis and, within the metacognitive approach, his or her ability to intellectual reflction.
The problem of adequate activation of reflxive activity in the elderly age can be hindered by age-related disturbances in perception, thinking, and impulsiveness. The depth of reflction is largely determined by the degree
of intellectual development of a person, the level of his or her self-control and the features of the moral and ethic sphere.
It is noted that in the elderly age reflxive activity contributes to the production of new meanings; creative realization of person becomes possible.