Dependency
One dynamic factor which may occur more commonly in later life is
dependency. This may occur, for example, in people emotionally deprived in early life, who coped well as adults but in older age fear being neglected
and unloved as they see their useful role slipping away. Goldfarb (1965)
described the frantic search for help from a strong parent figure, which
is frustrated because the demands are too clamorous.