Health and Social Care
The effects on self-esteem and self-confidence, of the physical changes associated with ageing.
The self-esteem and the self-confidence of an individual are affected when the physical changes in their bodies started to change because of ageing. This affects an individual massively if they were physically involved in sporting activities or they basically preferred to be fit in physique. The physical changes associated with ageing become inventible when an individual reaches a certain age. The brain, senses, skin, heart, circulation, joints, muscle and lungs slowly deteriorate and become weaker.
This can affect the development of the individual because they are losing a big part in their lives that was valuable. The value of losing something that was part of the life of the individual could affect their self-esteem in way that they feel like it is hopeless to do anything else. For example someone who has Dementia would easily be affected by their condition because they can barely remember anything that happens in their life. Their self-confidence would be affected because everyone surrounding the individual would know that the individual suffers from dementia. This would also affect their social life because no one would want to associate with someone who regularly forgets what is happening around them. If the individual is taken to a residential home it becomes easier for them because care workers would be helping the person to try and recollect their memories if they can.
The self-esteem of an individual who is having difficulties in hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling and so on can be affected because they do not have all the senses that they require. This would affect them because if they do not have a full sense of vision, they cannot have the opportunity to see things that other people get to see because of getting older. That would massively have an impact in their life because they are losing vision because of their age. The self-confidence would decrease
The self-esteem and the self-confidence of an individual are affected when the physical changes in their bodies started to change because of ageing. This affects an individual massively if they were physically involved in sporting activities or they basically preferred to be fit in physique. The physical changes associated with ageing become inventible when an individual reaches a certain age. The brain, senses, skin, heart, circulation, joints, muscle and lungs slowly deteriorate and become weaker.
This can affect the development of the individual because they are losing a big part in their lives that was valuable. The value of losing something that was part of the life of the individual could affect their self-esteem in way that they feel like it is hopeless to do anything else. For example someone who has Dementia would easily be affected by their condition because they can barely remember anything that happens in their life. Their self-confidence would be affected because everyone surrounding the individual would know that the individual suffers from dementia. This would also affect their social life because no one would want to associate with someone who regularly forgets what is happening around them. If the individual is taken to a residential home it becomes easier for them because care workers would be helping the person to try and recollect their memories if they can.
The self-esteem of an individual who is having difficulties in hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling and so on can be affected because they do not have all the senses that they require. This would affect them because if they do not have a full sense of vision, they cannot have the opportunity to see things that other people get to see because of getting older. That would massively have an impact in their life because they are losing vision because of their age. The self-confidence would decrease