Unit 4 P5- explain the physical and psychological changes which may be associated with ageing. In this assignment I will be discussing the physical and psychological changes that are associated with ageing. The physical changes that are associated with ageing are the change of hormones in your body which will lead to menopause‚ how the cardiovascular system could incur diseases such as atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease‚ how the respiratory system could incur diseases such as emphysema
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INTRODUCTION Ageing is a byproduct of physical‚ psychological and social processes. While contextualizing the process of ageing‚ the main thrust of the sociology both as a discipline and movement‚ is to reflect on how and to what extent transformations in the society and of the individual life influence each other‚ as individuals of different age categories pass through social system – instructions‚ values and norms. Sociologists specify three interrelated processes of ageing: physical‚ psychological
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one biological theory of ageing and then I will compare one psychological theory of ageing with the chosen biological theory of ageing. The first sociological/psychological theory I am going to explain is the disengagement theory. This theory suggests that as we get older we begin to withdraw from society. Social scientists Elaine Cummings and William Henry outlined the disengagement theory of ageing in their 1961 book‚ "Growing Old." The disengagement theory of ageing claims that the elderly begin
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Index Introduction……………………………………………..P2 Section 1.Comparison and contrast of the attitudes toward the elderly in Healthcare provisions in Korea and the UK…………P4 Section 2. Comparison and contrast the impacts on economy of an ageing population……………………………………………….P9 Conclusion…………………………………………………………P13 References………………………………………………………..p16 References…………………………………………………………P14 Introduction It is widely known that the world population seems to be growing dramatically and the life expectancy
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Understanding ageing Ageing process is a must of human growth and developments their various attempts have there have been made to explain the process of ageing and identify the key influential factors. Health and social care practitioners of somewhat with all the people I need to understand how individuals adapt to life during old-age. What is disengagement theory Planning and Henry would process the disengage is meant theory as a way of explaining different behaviour and development in
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Australia ’s population‚ like that of most Western.countries‚ is ageing as a result of sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy. Over the next several decades‚ population ageing is projected to have significant implications for Australia‚ and particularly for the institution of health care and allied industries. In the 12 months to 30 June 2010‚ Australia ’s population increased by 377‚100 people‚ reaching 22‚342‚000. The annual growth rate for the year ended 30 June 2010 (1.7%) was
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D2: Evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health and social care provision. In this assignment I am going to evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health and social care provision. Disengagement basically means when old people disconnect themselves from the outside world. Activity theory is when old people stay connected to their old ways of living. During the ageing process‚ the elderly may take different approaches to aging and may apply to different
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Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) 9-11 October 2007 Macao‚ China Elderly People in Nepal What happened after MIPPA‚ 2002? * Nepal Participatory Action Network * This paper was prepared by Mr. Bhola Prasad Dahal‚ Immediate Past Chairperson/Executive Committee Member‚ Nepal Participatory Action Network‚ Nepal‚ for the High-level Meeting on the Regional Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA)‚ 9-11 October 2007‚ Macao‚ China. The views
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Theories of aging In this essay I am going to explain two theories of ageing such as social disengagement and activity theory. I will also discuss these theories in relation to my chosen individual‚ Kurt Cobain‚ and how they have affected their development or would have in the future. I will discuss how social disengagement and activity theory may have affected him in his later life if he had reached that life stage. The first theory I am going to explain is the social disengagement theory.
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theories of ageing Ageing is inevitable and this means that it will happen to us all at some point. there are two theories of ageing. Disengagement Theory Engagement can mean being involved with a person or activites they do. Disengagement can mean that someone removes themselves from doing something with other people. The disengagement theory is one of most debated theories of aging. Cumming and Henry came up with the disengagement theory. It involved older people it inclined that older people
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