BIMBINGAN KONSELING KEAGAMAAN BAGI KESEHATAN MENTAL LANSIA
Abstract
Fase kehidupan manusia setelah kelahiran yaitu: bayi, kanak- kanak, anak-anak, remaja, tua, lansia. Di mana setiap fase memiliki karakteristik dan tugas perkembangan yang berbeda serta tingkatan perkembangan keagamaannya. Lansia sebagai manusia dewasa, diharapkan keagamaannya sudah matang sehingga mampu membedakan antara yang baik dan buruk. Sehingga dalam merespon ajaran agama secara psikis sudah mantap dalam melakukan penghayatan, baik secara eksistensial dan fungsional maka terwujudlah kepribadian yang sesuai dengan nilai-nilai agama secara integral. Meskipun lansia akan menghadapi berbagai masalah: penurunan dan keterbatasan kemampuan fisik, kondisi mental yang kesepian setelah pensiun, keterlibatan organisasi sosial dan aktivitas beribadah yang terbatas, kegiatan hobby yang tertunda, dan lain-lain. Namun pada umumnya permasalahan yang dihadapi pada usia lansia adalah gangguan fisik yang tidak memungkinkan lagi dalam merespon ajaran agama se-optimal seperti pada usia remaja maupun pada masa dewasa (meskipun tidak menafikan ada sebagian lanjut usia yang masih kuat secara fisiknya). Semua masalah lansia membutuhkan solusi secara komprehensif agar mendapatkan kehidupan yang bahagia.RELIGIOUS COUNSELING GUIDANCE MENTAL HEALTH FOR ELDERLY Phase of human life after birth, namely: baby, child, children, teenagers, parents, the elderly. Where each phase has characteristics and different development tasks and level of religious development. Elderly as an adult human, religious ripe expected to be able to distinguish between good and bad. So that in response to the religious teachings of psychic been steady in doing appreciation, both existential and functional, the realization of personality in accordance with religious values are integral. Although the elderly will face many problems: the decline and limited physical capabilities, mental condition lonely after retirement, the involvement of social organizations and activities are limited to worship, hobby activities were delayed, and others. But in general, the problems faced by the age of the elderly is a physical disorder is no longer possible in responding to religious teachings as optimal as in adolescence and in adulthood (although it does not deny there are some elderly who are still strong physical). Regarding the religious life of the elderly is William James stated that the religious life of an extraordinary look at old age, due to the turmoil of sexual life at this age are not aggressive anymore. And all the problems elderly people need a comprehensive solution in order to have a happy life.