...University of Wisconsin Madison and two years and current attendance at Edgewood College. She currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin and is pursuing a career in nursing. KH grew up in New Berlin, Wisconsin in a middle class family. We decided in further researching this topic because it’s something that we are currently experiencing and feel it is important to illustrate to younger generations that aging is a natural and unavoidable part of our journey through life that we need to accept and embrace with grace and respect. It is true that many undesirable changes take place as we get older, especially in late adulthood, but as I will share through my study, it can also be the most satisfying and content stage of a person’s life. The way the world perceives aging adults varies from society to society. In many parts of the world the older a person becomes the more important their role becomes in their family as well as in society. In the United States we seem to associate old age with negative feelings and perceptions without ever looking past the physical effects that are characteristics of aging. Our society is very focused on physicality’s and health to the point that anything outside of the “ideal” is often disregarded and seen as something to dread or feel bad about. The truth is that many changes occur as we age which help us become more balanced and well rounded human beings....
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...to access comprehensive information regarding their sexuality in an environment that affirms and promotes sexual health in accordance to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2010). Sexual health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It requires a positive and a respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationship, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences free of coercion, discrimination and violence (WHO, 2014). Sexuality is part of us as humans and it shapes our individuality right throughout the life span. However it is not one that is easily constructed or defined. WHO (2014) defines sexuality as incorporating gender, individualities and roles, sexual orientation, desire, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. Furthermore it considers that sexuality can be expressed and experienced through thoughts, fantasies, desires, attitudes, values, beliefs, roles and relationships, practices and behaviours. Bouman et al, (2006) considers that sexuality reflects the social interpretation that relates to the perception within society that middle age and older people do not experience sexual desires or feelings. Even within healthcare professionals sexuality is still very much considered to be an unmentionable issue (Bouman et al, 2006). The result of which is that all too often older people are not given the required information on sexuality as well as the risk factor for sexually transmitted disease...
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...The counselor can help the client’s to feel empowered with their age and their influence to people in this generation. The counselor can work on their need to be heard. This can help the client’s feel like they have a voice within their family. The counselor can work on their accumulated frustrations and losses. The counselor might even encourage the family to make the client part of the decision-making process, so that the client’s anger will get voiced and evaluated by the family. The counselor can work with the client’s to examine the client’s disappointment regarding their loss of people in their life. This would help the client to build positive relationships for the client and encourage the client to adapt to new situations in the client’s...
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...is an estimated 3 million gay and lesbians in the United States. By the year 2030, there will be approximately 6 million gay and lesbians in the United States. By the year 2030, there will be approximately 6 million gay and lesbians in the United States. http://www.wmitchell.edu/elderlaw/topics/biblios/davidson.pdf. The challenge will come to the United States in 2030. The baby boomers have higher expectations. The baby boomers have attitudes that exceed the norm. This is the generation that fought for rights for women. This is the generation that fought for rights of all. The baby boomers had children later in life, putting their career first. It is essential that the United States begins to prepare the nursing homes for the diverse part of the elderly. The baby boomers, in general, are a diverse group of individuals. The nursing homes will have to make room for this generation of elderly. The nursing home community is not prepared for the large number of gay and lesbians that will be aging and needing long term care. As the gay and lesbians age, this particular population of elderly will have many obstacles to overcome. First off the realization that there is a severe shortage of nursing homes that specialize in the care of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,, and Transgender community. Not only will this particular diverse group need normal medical care and long term care, but in addition to this they will need the understanding, respect, and acceptance of their lifestyle...
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...Definition of fashion and people relate to fashion Fashion is a very broad term, especially in youths. In general terms, fashion is style or practice in clothing, footwear, accessories and apparels. Fashion varies from region to region and country to country with some distinctive and habitual trends. In other terms, fashion means more advancement in clothing. As fashion refers to the newest creation of textile designers. As, I already told fashion is broad term and it also relates to jewellery. And in today’s era, fashions are showed by various fashion models. And because of its growing popularity, various television channels are also introduced for fashion such as, fashion t v. For middle age people, fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live and the status we create. For age groups, young and middle age people fashion values something different. Today’s youth is mainly concerned with accessories and apparels but for adults or middle age fashion is a very vast term. This has lot to do in their lives. But fashion do not remains the same; it keeps on changing with the pace of time. And the reason behind this rapid change in fashion is growing number of places to shop with different brands. Fashion is finally catching up to function when it comes to the older people .not many baby boomers want to have an ugly stainless steel grab bar in the beautiful bathroom. Especially for the older adults Canadian builders intended to...
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...Physical Development in Middle Adulthood Middle adulthood is a time of change and has been referred to as the prime time of life. Middle age can range from ages 35 – 70. This is a time when you reflect on exciting milestones that had occurred in the past. For example, graduating from college, getting married, and starting a family. Most people at this age are in fairly good health both physically and psychologically, they are also apt to earning more money and having acquired wisdom through life experiences (Zastrow 2010 pg 410). However, in middle age there are also life crises, slow decline in health, changes in sexuality occur, and slight changes in intellectual activity and cognitive competence. Men and women are changing physically, cognitively and biologically during this time. There are four common health problems that arise from middle adulthood, Hypertension, Diabetes, Cancer and Arthritis, as individuals reach middle age they will feel a difference in physical functional so it is important for to stay healthy and practice a lifestyle of wellness. Hypertension also referred to as high blood pressure is a major health problem beginning in midlife. Middle-age Americans face a 90% chance of developing high blood pressure at some time during the rest of their lives, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). " Lenfant states, "high blood pressure is easily diagnosed and can be prevented by adopting certain lifestyle...
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...Erik Erikson- Adolescence ages (16 to 18) youths may experience a crisis described as a struggle between ego identity and role diffusion Ego Identity- is formed when persons develop a firm sense of who they are and what they stand for. Role Diffusion occurs when youths spread themselves too thin, experience personal uncertainly, and place themselves at the mercy of leaders who promise to give them a sense of identity they cannot develop for themselves. At risk youths- young people who are extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school failure, substance abuse, and early sexuality. Juvenile delinquency- participation in illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit. Chronic juvenile offenders- youths who have been arrested four or more time during their minority and perpetuate a striking majority of serious criminal acts. This small group known as the chronic 6 percent is believed to engage in a significant portion of all delinquent behavior. Juvenile justice system- the segment of the justice system, including law enforcement officers, the courts, and correctional agencies, designed to treat youthful offenders. FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation- is the arm of the U.S. Dept. of Justice that investigates violations of federal law, gathers crime statistics, runs a comprehensive crime laboratory, and helps train local law enforcement officers. UCR- Uniform Crime Reports- complied by the FBI, the UCR is the most widely used source of national...
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...Psychological Adjustments to Aging This paper will cover the ongoing changes one makes from early adulthood to middle adulthood. Early adulthood spans from the ages of 20 and 40 and middle adulthood spans between 41 and 60. All the trials and tribulations that ensue when taking that next journey into adulthood will be addressed. They can include emotional and personal development; physical changes; decision to marry and raise a family or do you put your career first. The realization that you are no longer a young spring chicken hits some people in middle adulthood. In your mind you feel the same way you did when you were in your twenties, but the body tell you a different story. There are two different stages of love during early and middle adulthood described by. Psychologist Elaine Hatfield: there is compassionate love and passionate love. Compassionate love involves feelings of mutual respect, trust and affection, while passionate love involves intense feelings and sexual attraction. The Evolution of Social and Intimate Relationships Relationships during early adulthood can be a series of emotional and social changes. It often involves balancing intimacy and commitment with independence and freedom. According to Erikson, young adults face the controversy between intimacy and isolation. To solve this conflict, the individual wants to maintain a sense of independence while still having intimacy. A major task in early adulthood is to find a partner that is similar...
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...Chapter 1 – Study Questions: 1. What are the four key features of the lifespan perspective as identified by Paul Baltes. Provide original examples for each feature. (pp. 4-5) Paul Baltes identified 4 features of the life-span perspective: 1. Multidirectionality: development involves both growth and decline – as people grow in one area they may lose in another and this may occur at different rates Ex: (Book): people’s vocabulary abilities tends to increase throughout life, but reaction time tends to slow down. Ex: (original): Language acquisition. At a young age children are able to learn multiple languages very quickly. However, as they get older, their ability to learn multiple languages quickly becomes more difficult. Social situations. At a young age children are not able to understand complex social situations such as parents fighting or divorce or financial problems between their parents. As they grow up and age, they begin to understand these social situations and deal with them. They may comfort a parent through a hard time, or go get a job to help with the financial situation. 2. Plasticity: One’s capacity is not predetermined or set in concrete. Many skills can be trained or improved with practice, even late in life. There are limits to the degree of potential improvement Ex: (original): Your IQ is not predetermined. You’re ability to play a sport is not predetermined. With practice and dedication you can improve your ability to play the sport. However...
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...The body transgresses many boundaries; no matter how hard it tries to confine itself to its perfect dimensions. Dana, the protagonist in the novel Kindred by Ocatvia Butler, travels back in time to a different era in which she must learn to adapt or suffer dire consequences. The nameless narrator in the novel Bodies Out of Bounds by Jeanette Winterson leaves her lover when she finds out the latter has cancer. As pointed in the article, “Unbearable Weight” by Susan Bordo, society has hardwired into us that there is such a thing as the perfect body. All of these characters try disparately to attain perfection in their lives. There are various boundaries being crossed in Kindred. The most obvious being the different time eras. Dana is transported to the antebellum South where she meets her ancestors. She does not want to be there. However, she knows that if she does not keep saving Rufus, her very own existence is threatened. So she will do anything, however awful, to ensure that Hagar is born. Dana hopes that Rufus will not grow up to be like his father. The question of whether Dana can save hime from his culture is always omnipresent. Although she would much rather stay and live in her comfortable home in California, she is willing to leave it behind to save Rufus. Dana does not belong in this era and yet the fate of her family and her very self depend on her. The second obvious boundary that Dana crosses is landscape and geography-wise. California still was not part...
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...They were seen by some as disrespectful and dirty and a disgrace to society, but to many they are a reminder of a more peaceful, carefree part of America’s history. Hippies were strongly against violence and supported liberal policies and freedom of personal expression, their lifestyles centering around the concepts of peace, freedom, and harmony for all people. Generally, counterculture is used to describe the culture of a group of people whose morals, values, core ideals, and lifestyle differs, contradicts, or is polar to those of mainstream society at the time. Culturally, it is often described as a social equivalent to extremely liberal politics and radicalism. Who The hippies of the 1960’s were the teenagers of the baby boom generation, so they were found in large numbers. They were generally Caucasian, middle-class, white teenagers between the ages of 15-25 who were tired of the restrictions put on them by society and their conservative parents. Most lived in urban areas or came from an urban background. They were tired of conforming and began to express themselves in a radical way. Hippies didn’t care about money and worked as little as possible. Instead, many of them shared what they had and lived together in large communes, while others simply lived in poverty by choice. They had very liberal political views and strongly protested the government and the war. The lifestyle of a hippie centered around non-conformity, because hippie culture is all about embracing who...
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...PY 2013 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT UNITY COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS Instructor: Bill Davis Fall 2012 Office Hours: By appointment CATALOG DESCRIPTION This course is a survey of the development of a person across the entire age span from conception to death. For each stage physiological, cognitive, social, emotional, and psychological aspects of growth will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on environmental influences that can promote the individual’s growth and development. STUDENT OBJECTIVES (a) To become acquainted with the body of knowledge that deals with the science of human development. (b) To examine the “nature vs. nurture” controversy as it applies to developmental theories. (c) To demonstrate an understanding of several stage theories of lifespan development. (d) To explore both positive and negative environmental influences on healthy growth and development INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY ASSIGNMENTS (a) Lecture (a) Readings (b) Discussion (b) Projects (c) Selected Readings ...
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...A CLINICIAN’S HANDBOOK Talking With Your Older Patient NAT I O NA L INS TITU TE O N AGING NATIONAL I NS TI TUTES OF HEA LTH DEPARTM EN T OF HEA LTH A ND HUMA N S ERV I CES Contents Foreword 1 1. Considering Health Care Perceptions “I’m 30 . . . until I look in the mirror.” 3 2. Understanding Older Patients “Tell me more about how you spend your days.” 6 3. Obtaining the Medical History “What brings you here today?” 13 4. Encouraging Wellness “I’d like you to try this exercise routine.” 19 5. Talking About Sensitive Subjects “Many people your age experience similar problems.” 23 6. Supporting Patients With Chronic Conditions “Let’s discuss living with . . .” 36 7. Breaking Bad News “I wish I had better news.” 40 8. Working With Diverse Older Patients “Cultural differences, not divides.” 44 9. Including Families and Caregivers “What would you like your family to know?” 48 10. Talking With Patients About Cognitive Problems “You mentioned having trouble with your memory.” 51 11. Keeping the Door Open “Effective Communication” 58 Publications At-a-Glance 60 Services At-a-Glance Tear-Off Card Foreword Good communication is an important part of the healing process. Studies find that effective physician-patient communication has specific benefits: patients are more likely to adhere to treatment and have better outcomes, they express greater satisfaction with their treatment, and they are less likely to bring malpractice suits. Research also shows that...
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...Human Development Name Institution Instructor 55. There are several models (theories) of middle age, among which is the “crisis model” and the “transition model”. Which do you agree with more, based on what you know about these theories and what you have observed? The crisis model postulates that when an individual is faced with an overwhelming threat they cannot handle, they will either adapt by developing new coping skills or they will be overwhelmed by the crisis to the point of requiring external intervention (Baltes and Baltes, 2014). Failure to cope with this occurrence can result in a crisis that lasts between 4 -6 weeks. Similarly, the transition model seeks to understand how a person responds to changes in their life or environment and postulate most of these changes involve transition periods that lasts between 6 and 12 months. The transition periods present window periods for growth or pose serious hazards to the concerned individual. Most people reacting to changes in their lives or immediate environment (positive or negative) to require and adjustment period that can last up to a year as I have observed and thereby concur with the transition model. 56. What changes in physical functions are associated with the middle adult years? Do you think men or women are affected most by these changes? People at this stage of life often experience a decline in strength, reaction time, fine motor skills as well as a decreased sensation. They develop skin wrinkles, have sagging...
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...Ganelle Curry Professor Meredyth Puller English 102-12 February 27, 2013 Literary Research Paper This literary research paper is based on the book Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works by Kurt Vonnegut. Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works consists of 25 short stories most of which had previously appeared in magazines such as The Atlantic Monthly, Ladies Home Journal, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, Collier’s Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, The New York Times, Esquire, Venture, and Cosmopolitan. The title story appeared in Playboy magazine the same year the collection was released. Eleven of the stories were reprinted from Vonnegut’s 1961 short story collection Canary in a Cat House (Vonnegut). This paper will focus on four futuristic science fiction stories from the collection. These stories, “Welcome to the Monkey House”, “Harrison Bergeron”, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, and “Unready to Wear” all share a dystopian science fiction theme. Science and technology are supposed to make the world a better place, but instead, Vonnegut concludes they only create a new set of problems (Farrell, “Science and Technology in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut”). Television is often a target of satire in much of his fiction from the 1950’s. He describes it as desensitizing and numbing while deceiving the masses (Werlock). Vonnegut uses satire and pessimism throughout these dystopian stories. Satire is a special form of literature...
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