A substantial increase in the aging population in recent years has made the term “successful aging” familiar among gerontologists. As a result‚ a considerable amount of research has been done by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Aging. Aging is the foreseeable faith of all humans and with it comes a progressive decline in physical‚ psychosocial and cognitive functioning of the body. However‚ successful aging slow the process of aging and results in less‚ not more years of disability
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Did you know that September is Healthy Aging Month and Falls Prevention Awareness Month? These topics may appear to be different‚ but actually are aligned in many ways. Establishing healthy aging practices is a falls prevention strategy in itself! As we get older‚ there are physiological changes that occur which are a natural part of aging. We can’t stop the aging process‚ but we can be aware of the changes in our bodies‚ start healthy routines and get help when needed to benefit our overall well
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A Portrait of Successful Aging If caring for patients with chronic health issues has always been a challenge for nursing‚ it would be much more challenging when one deals with patients who are diagnosed with cancer. As an oncology nurse‚ most of my patients are older adults who are not only burdened by old age‚ but also weighed down by the feelings of human fragility‚ e.g.‚ hopelessness‚ loneliness‚ and fear of the impending death brought about by the diagnosis of cancer. Through the many years
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abusive situations There are several factors which may lead to abusive sit suitors. There are certain groups of people who are most at risk and these people appear to be vulnerable adults. People may have low self esteem and may accept bad things that happen to them. Their illness‚ condition or age can be factors. Adults become dependant on their abusers after a long period of time. Physical signs is an indicator of abuse. People who are bruised‚ may have broken bones‚poor hygiene‚ personal hygiene
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Disorder: ADHD in Adults (www.WebMD.com) ADHD is not an adult-onset disorder‚ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most well-recognized childhood developmental problems. This condition is characterized by inattention‚ hyperactivity and impulsiveness. It is now known about 60% of children with ADHD continue to have it as adults. That translates into 4% of the US adult population‚ or 8 million adults. However‚ few adults are identified or treated for adult ADHD. Adults with ADHD
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communicating with adults‚ young people and children we need to think about a few things. We need to remember to make the person we are communicating with what ever their ability and make them feel comfortable. This can simplely be done by a smile and a nod of our heads as a response to listening. Also the little things like making the time and giving them your full attention that they deserve. These little things and the suggestions from the opposite page come into play with both adults and children
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Adult acne Acne Acne‚ often called pimples‚ is common and harmless. Acne is inflamed sebaceous glands in the skin that appears as a rash. Often‚ acne on the face‚ chest and back where sebaceous glands are larger than in other parts of the body. Acne is not due to poor hygiene. It is possible to get rid of acne‚ although it may take some time. People of all ages can get acne‚ but it is most common in adolescence. There are hormonal changes of puberty that generates more sebum of the sebaceous glands
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ADULT ADHD- FACTS AND MYTHS Although there is a tendency to generalize ADHD as a childhood disorder‚ most studies indicate the disorder itself or its symptoms do persist into adulthood. According to the National Comorbidity Survey Replication for ADHD‚ in the United States alone 4.4 percent of adults between the age of 18-44 were affected by ADHD (Kessler et al.‚ 2006). Hyperactivity might diminish in adults; however‚ inattention‚ impulsivity‚ and restless behavior may continue to be problematic
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Being an adult means that one person must go through stage of different kinds of relationships. It is not how or when that makes a person become an adult‚ but what they learn. Each relationship is going to be different for every person. In the book‚ Emerging Adulthood‚ Arnett talks about some of the main qualities the relationships are part of. The five main qualities are identity explorations‚ instability‚ self-focused age‚ feeling in-between‚ and possibilities. In the time when a person is considered
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Hitting a certain age? Having a relationship? Getting a job? How is it that we can do those things‚ that we consider to be “adult”‚ but we still feel like kids? Or that we feel like grown-ups‚ we’re certainly old enough‚ but we haven’t seemed to have accomplished any of those things “grown-ups” have done? People never seem to quite understand the meaning of being an “adult”. I myself am not very sure of the full meaning of it. It has always seemed to me that age is irrelevant. You can be 12 and
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