A) According to the American Psychology Association‚ older adults are defined as “persons 65 years of age or older (APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) The older adult population is separated by two subpopulations called “young old”‚ “older old”‚ and “oldest old.”(APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) “Young old” describe those between the ages of 65-74‚ “older old” describes those between the ages of 75 and 84‚ and oldest old refers to those 85 and older. (APA‚ Practitioners‚ 2002) Other important subpopulations include
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increasing number of adult students are on college campuses seeking undergraduate degrees‚ filling some of the seats formerly occupied by the traditional‚ 18-22-year-old students (Apps‚ 1981; Cross‚ 1981; Leckie‚ 1988). Cross (1981) notes that part-time students make up the greater part of this increase. Indeed the number of full-time adult students is still quite small‚ particularly at four-year colleges and universities. While universities are noticing the presence of mature adults in their full-time
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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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ADULT EDUCATION Part of being an effective educator involves understanding how adults learn best (Lieb‚1991). Andragogy (adult learning) is a theory that holds a set of assumptions about how adults learn. Andragogy emphasises the value of the process of learning. It uses approaches to learning that are problem-based and collaborative rather than didactic‚ and also emphasises more equality between the teacher and learner. Knowles identified the six principles of adult learning outlined below. Adults
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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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Composition & Grammar Watching Movies: At Home vs. Going to the Theaters When deciding between watching a movie/video at home and watching a movie/video in a theater‚ most people base their decision on many things. Some major components people factor in before making a decision on which is way of watching movies is better are cost‚ comfort‚ control‚ and quality. Each and every one of these things affects the viewer opinion on which is a better way to watch movies. Cost is one major factor
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happen even with the government’s god-like ability to watch us with surveillance. “Months after the Sept. 11 attacks‚ President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans…..” (Breslow). The government started watching us after Nine-Eleven.” I
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Handout 3 Contributors to Adult Learning Theory In this exercise‚ you will analyze the role other disciplines played in the development of Adult Learning Theory. Please save this document and type directly on this template. Each response should be substantive and requires a minimum of 3 to 5 complete sentences per response. When completed‚ please submit this document as an attachment to the appropriate drop box. 1. How has clinical psychology contributed to andragogy? Sigmund Freud
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There might be a lot of people who would say that watching anime is a waste of time. I myself would say that they are wrong at least in my own opinion. If studies would show that watching anime is not good for anyone I also have my own reasons why I continue watching anime. I do not wish to convince everyone to watch anime as much as I do‚ but I am just giving my inputs on some of the things that you will learn by watching anime shows. There are a lot of anime shows being aired online today. Even
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Adult Psychopathology Sleep and Sexual Disorders Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders: At the outset: four terms 1. Anatomic sex: biological sex‚ based on XX or XY chromosomes 2. Gender Identity: internal feelings as to whether one is male or female (I am male/ I am female) 3. Gender role: external behavior (particularly social behavior but can include sexual behavior) how one wishes to be seen by others (or oneself) as a male or female 4. Sexual orientation: preference for sexual partners
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