Results from the U.S. Bureau of the Census displays that there are 7.6 percent or 46 million elderly people in the year of 2000. The elderly is categorized as old which are persons between the ages of 60 to 79‚ as well as the oldest-old population consist of persons 80 and above. Facing the high percentage of elderly people in the United States‚ there will be several challenges that will have to be confronted. (Yang 15). First‚ the decline of fertility relates to the increasing number of older people
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Approach the elder from the better vision side (if that is relevant) and introduce yourself at all time. And remember elderly individual need sometime to response to question so have patience and be kind. I am very impressed with this article. It’s well written and highly organized. The author presented the studies in a simple way that reader could easily understand. I felt
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are so morally obligated to focus on child or spousal abuse that elderly abuse gets over looked. Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of this abuse. Elderly abuse is nothing to be taken lightly. It is one of the most unreported crimes in the country and the abuse usually occurs when someone is taking advantage of a fragile or disabled elderly person‚ using physical and mental tactics or neglecting them. Elderly abuse is not only morally and ethically wrong but it is wrong
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AGING AND THE ELDERLY PATRICIA BUNTIN DR: GORTNEY LITHONIA CAMPUS SOCIOLOGY 100 08/16/11 STRAYER UNIVERSITY Aging is the length of time during which a being or thing has existed length of life (Webster dictionary). Growing old and becoming an elderly person can be challenging but‚ yet it can be very rewarding‚ it can bring a lot of good and bad. Aging has its rewards‚ but it presents the challenges of all stages of life. Growing old consist of gradual‚ ongoing changes in the body
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Depression in the Elderly Depression later in life frequently coexists with other medical illnesses and disabilities. In addition‚ advancing age is often accompanied by loss of key social support systems due to the death of a spouse or siblings‚ retirement‚ and/or relocation of residence. Because of their change in circumstances and the fact that they’re expected to slow down‚ doctors and family may miss the diagnosis of depression in elderly people‚ delaying effective treatment. As a result
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definition for elderly abuse varies. A common middle ground in all definitions is that elderly abuse is any physical‚ psychological‚ or maternal abuse towards an elderly person. In summary‚ it is the violation of the elder’s rights to safety‚ security and adequate healthcare. (Wyandt). Due to the various definitions of elderly abuse across the board‚ the act has been categorized in different typologies. Physical abuse‚ Verbal/Psychological abuse and financial abuse are three main types of elderly abuse.
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Care for the Elderly The greatest challenge for health care is for the Elderly. The elderly population has been rising steadily for the past few decades. The elderly population is usually defined as people aged 65 years or above. However‚ a longer life span in the elderly population brings along poorer health. This involves an increased demand for health care services for elderly people. About two-thirds of the elderly population has limited or no monthly income and this generation will have
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get dressed‚ or eat each day. These types of issues are what the elderly go through everyday. There are many issues which the elderly go through everyday ranging from mental to physical to issues which one has no control over. A few of the basic concerns for the elderly are health (chronic disease)‚ death‚ and loneliness in which every older person will have to deal with one of these at some point in their life. If the elderly are lucky one would only have to deal with one of the three major concerns
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English 1C Spring 2011 Developmental Assignment The Metamorphosis Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is one of the best-known theories of personality in psychology (Erikson ’s Psychosocial Stages‚ p. 1). Psychosocial Stage 1 Trust vs. Mistrust the first stage of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development occurs between birth and one year of age and is the most fundamental stage in life. Because an infant is utterly dependent‚ the development of trust is based on the dependability
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Elaine T. Bs- Psychology III-3 Did respect for the elderly stopped? ABSTRACT The experiment focuses on the recent study by Professor Luke Gormally about the dignity and respect for the elderly. This study aims to know about the prudence and care of the teenagers in elderly people. This will determine whether prudence of younger female and male is still manifest in our society. The researcher used field observation. And the result was the male still has the prudence to help elderly people. INTROCUCTION
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