of aging older adults’ process and respond to medicines differently than in younger people. Age-related changes in the body‚ liver‚ kidneys‚ central nervous system‚ and heart contribute to the older adult to become more vulnerable to overdose and side effects. Furthermore‚ age-related challenges such as memory loss or poor eyesight can make it harder to follow instructions for taking medication (Hamilton‚ Gallagher‚ & O’Mahony‚ 2009). As a result of financial issues older adults in attempt to save
Premium Medicine Health care Health care provider
Teen vs Adult Teen pregnancy and adult pregnancy are both very serious consequences. There are several comparisons between the two. Pregnancy is one of the most amazing and life changing events that a woman can experience. Bringing a baby into the world is a responsibility that is a life long journey. Yet‚ there is a high difference between teen pregnancy and adult pregnancy. Teen years are some of the most important years of your life. Being pregnant as a teen‚ it is more likely that you are
Free Teenage pregnancy Adolescence Pregnancy
of attachment in based solely around this very principle. The patterns a child displays towards primary caregivers and how those caregivers respond to the needs of that child will predict how that child will respond to relationship and change as an adult. Attachment Theory The forces that drive relationships between individuals and the affects those forces have on them‚ define the theory of attachment. It is said to have become the “dominant approach in understanding interpersonal
Premium Developmental psychology Attachment theory Psychology
Jodine Davies Unit 5 1.1/1.2 Safeguarding Adults Throughout this assignment I will be demonstrating knowledge of different types of abuse and safeguarding in the adults. There are several identified forms of abuse physical‚ sexual‚ emotional‚ financial and neglect. The prevention of each type is crucial to the well being of both adult and family members. Abuse can consist of single or repeated acts but still has possible damaging effects. An adult is considered abused if he/she is treated in
Premium Abuse Child abuse
With the older adult population steadily increasing‚ society has a long way to go with embracing this population as it relates to the negative effects that ageism has on older adults. Western cultures are excessive about obtaining and maintaining youthfulness and constantly trying to find ways to combat the process of aging. As a gerontologist‚ it is my role to educate older adults as well and the general community about the issues affecting older adults including ageism. In order to be successful
Premium Gerontology Old age Ageing
Insomnia in the older adult significantly impacts the normal physical functioning and quality of life of patients. Evidence suggests that insomnia in the elderly is often overlooked‚ or undertreated by healthcare professionals (Moren & Benka‚ 2012). Cognitive behavioral strategies have been recommended to help relieve and even treat insomnia in the elderly (Moren & Benka‚ 2012). The purpose of this paper is to examine the current evidence supporting the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Premium Sleep Sleep disorder Sleep medicine
accidents‚ and injures related to burns or fires are a big risk for the older adult. Prescribed medications can even alter their balance or affect
Premium Old age Gerontology Health care
tried as adults every year. Yes‚ the saying “You do the crime‚ you do the time‚” may evidently need to be set in stone for every criminal‚ but a child? To make this country fair the United States of America needs to stop prosecuting and putting teens on trial as adults. Ignorance of not knowing the law is not an adequate excuse‚ that may be necessarily true‚ but if the country wants to be considered “fair” then the court system needs to understand that children and teens are not adults. The new arise
Free United States Crime George W. Bush
Teaching Adults to Read Using Technology with PowerPoint Presentations Adults who are learning to read should enter into the instructional setting with a desire to learn. They have the capacity to learn and to problem solve in real world settings of more or less complexity. Most of the adults encountered in adult basic education programs will have much practical knowledge of the world (Starr‚ 1998). They will have many beliefs and attitudes about teaching‚ learning‚ opportunities in life‚ success
Premium Education Educational psychology Knowledge
Running Head: Bereavement Support for Older Adults Six Session Group: Bereavement Support for Older Adults Bereavement Support for Older Adults Purpose: To create a safe environment for people to express his or her feelings of grief which will hopefully enable them to reconcile his or her loss and begin to reinvest in life by learning through educational support‚ coping tools in the absence of a loved one Group Goals/Objectives: To foster self-awareness‚ healing‚ new friends‚ sense
Premium Psychology Grief Life