Case Study 1: Predicting One's Longevity Activity And Summary
Predicting One’s Longevity Activity and Summary
Mary J. Shipp
HCS551 - Biological and Psychological Aspects
2 December 2013
Donna Fife
Predicting One’s Longevity Activity and Summary As one goes about researching one’s life expectancy, that person can Google life expectancy calculator and may receive a list of life expectancy calculators to use. A good life expectancy calculator to use from that list is the life expectancy calculator off the Social Security website. All one must do is fill in one’s gender and date of birth.
Accuracy of a Life Expectancy Calculator If an individual, a widow in her early 50s, who does not drink, watches what she eats, exercise 45 minutes a day, and get plenty of sleep, the life expectancy calculator can be very accurate. However, one must consider other factors as well that may cause the life expectancy to decrease or increase. A few …show more content…
of these factors can be current lifestyle, health, family history, or if she wears a seatbelt in a car. One must consider her job as a factor as well. If she is hired in a dangerous job, for example, a police officer in New York City, then the life expectancy calculator is a little less accurate than if she is hired in a safer job, for example a secretary in a law office.
Reaction to Life Expectancy Results This female individual may look at her results that stated at the age of 62, she may have an additional life expectancy of 24.9 more years for a total of 86.9.years.
At the age of 67, she may have an additional life expectancy of 20.7 years for a total of 87.7. At the age of 70, she may have an additional life expectancy of 18.3 years for a total of 88.3 ("Life Expectancy Calculator", 2013). Looking at these results, this individual may think that if she lives until the age of 70, she would only gain approximately one-half of a year between the ages of 62 to 67 and 67to 70. If this individual possesses more of the positive factors, e.g., healthy diet, does not smoke, does not drink, sleeps at least eight hours per night, and uses her seat belt every time she gets into an automobile, she may look at these results as too low in the total years. Thinking as many people do, she may believe that she will live well into her 90s or become a centurion as many of her family did in the past and not dying at such a young
age.
Current Decisions The current decisions that this individual has made in her lifestyle is very healthy. She watches want she eats, never eats at a fast food restaurant, exercise at least 45 minutes a day alternating different programs every day, never smokes, never drinks, and get the required amount of sleep per night. This individual visits her doctor periodically, and her immunizations are up to date. These are positive factors that will increase her life expectancy. However, this individual knows that she will need to lose at least 20 pounds. She wants to remarry not only for the companionship but also married women lives longer than single women and widows (Novak, 2009).
Later Years As this individual looks into her later years, she may be faced with a stressful life because she is a widow. Single women and widows have not as many resources than married women. She may have to accept that to survive in her later years, she may be working well after her full retirement age of 67.
Changing of the Perspective on Aging This individual decided to have positive perspectives on aging instead of possessing negative perspectives. According to Willis (2012), in a study conducted by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, “people who had positive attitudes about aging lived more than seven years longer than those with negative attitudes” (para. 3). Negative perspectives are loneness, use of drugs, use of alcohol, gender, and an unhealthy diet. People can take certain negative perspectives and change them into positive perspectives.
Conclusion
By using one of many life expectancy calculators, an individual, a widow in her 50s can see her life expectancy. If she reaches the age of 62, she can add an extra 24.9 years for a total of 86.9 years. If she reaches the age of 67, she can add an extra 20.7 years for a total of 87.7 years. If she reaches the age of 70, she can add an extra 18.3 years for a total of 88.3 years. She lives a healthy lifestyle, but wants to have more positive perspectives to reach her life expectancy and behind.
References
Life Expectancy Calculator. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ population/longevity.html
Novak, M. (2009). Issues in Aging (2nd ed.). Boston, MA. Peterson Education, Inc.
Willis, M.T. (2013). Study: Aging Attitudes Impact Longevity. Retrieved from
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=116870&page=1
Mary J. Shipp
HCS551 - Biological and Psychological Aspects
2 December 2013
Donna Fife
Predicting One’s Longevity Activity and Summary As one goes about researching one’s life expectancy, that person can Google life expectancy calculator and may receive a list of life expectancy calculators to use. A good life expectancy calculator to use from that list is the life expectancy calculator off the Social Security website. All one must do is fill in one’s gender and date of birth.
Accuracy of a Life Expectancy Calculator If an individual, a widow in her early 50s, who does not drink, watches what she eats, exercise 45 minutes a day, and get plenty of sleep, the life expectancy calculator can be very accurate. However, one must consider other factors as well that may cause the life expectancy to decrease or increase. A few …show more content…
of these factors can be current lifestyle, health, family history, or if she wears a seatbelt in a car. One must consider her job as a factor as well. If she is hired in a dangerous job, for example, a police officer in New York City, then the life expectancy calculator is a little less accurate than if she is hired in a safer job, for example a secretary in a law office.
Reaction to Life Expectancy Results This female individual may look at her results that stated at the age of 62, she may have an additional life expectancy of 24.9 more years for a total of 86.9.years.
At the age of 67, she may have an additional life expectancy of 20.7 years for a total of 87.7. At the age of 70, she may have an additional life expectancy of 18.3 years for a total of 88.3 ("Life Expectancy Calculator", 2013). Looking at these results, this individual may think that if she lives until the age of 70, she would only gain approximately one-half of a year between the ages of 62 to 67 and 67to 70. If this individual possesses more of the positive factors, e.g., healthy diet, does not smoke, does not drink, sleeps at least eight hours per night, and uses her seat belt every time she gets into an automobile, she may look at these results as too low in the total years. Thinking as many people do, she may believe that she will live well into her 90s or become a centurion as many of her family did in the past and not dying at such a young
age.
Current Decisions The current decisions that this individual has made in her lifestyle is very healthy. She watches want she eats, never eats at a fast food restaurant, exercise at least 45 minutes a day alternating different programs every day, never smokes, never drinks, and get the required amount of sleep per night. This individual visits her doctor periodically, and her immunizations are up to date. These are positive factors that will increase her life expectancy. However, this individual knows that she will need to lose at least 20 pounds. She wants to remarry not only for the companionship but also married women lives longer than single women and widows (Novak, 2009).
Later Years As this individual looks into her later years, she may be faced with a stressful life because she is a widow. Single women and widows have not as many resources than married women. She may have to accept that to survive in her later years, she may be working well after her full retirement age of 67.
Changing of the Perspective on Aging This individual decided to have positive perspectives on aging instead of possessing negative perspectives. According to Willis (2012), in a study conducted by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, “people who had positive attitudes about aging lived more than seven years longer than those with negative attitudes” (para. 3). Negative perspectives are loneness, use of drugs, use of alcohol, gender, and an unhealthy diet. People can take certain negative perspectives and change them into positive perspectives.
Conclusion
By using one of many life expectancy calculators, an individual, a widow in her 50s can see her life expectancy. If she reaches the age of 62, she can add an extra 24.9 years for a total of 86.9 years. If she reaches the age of 67, she can add an extra 20.7 years for a total of 87.7 years. If she reaches the age of 70, she can add an extra 18.3 years for a total of 88.3 years. She lives a healthy lifestyle, but wants to have more positive perspectives to reach her life expectancy and behind.
References
Life Expectancy Calculator. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ population/longevity.html
Novak, M. (2009). Issues in Aging (2nd ed.). Boston, MA. Peterson Education, Inc.
Willis, M.T. (2013). Study: Aging Attitudes Impact Longevity. Retrieved from
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=116870&page=1