Christine Rosa The Aging Musculoskeletal System A&P 1 Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disease of bones that leads to an increased risk of fracture. In osteoporosis‚ the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced‚ bone microarchitecture deteriorates‚ and the amount and variety of proteins in bones are altered. Osteoporosis can cause severe back pain‚ hip fracture‚ and loss of mobility. It is very damaging to the vertebrae and can lead to needing spinal surgery. Age is an independent risk factor
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01/05/11 PSY/211‚ Dr. Kathy Terry Team Assignment/ Week 3 Team A: Adult and Aging: Social Processes and Development * Research has found with age people have fewer social partners * Family members and friends play a significant role in social processes and well-being across adulthood. * Most reliable findings in social gerontology are that with age people report fewer social partners * The number of emotionally close social partners stays relatively constant with age.
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The Effects of an Aging Workforce in Corporate America Recommendations and Possible Solutions for these Growing Issues Prepared For Professor Melanie Brooks Prepared by Boston‚ MA 02118 June 18‚ 2012 Executive Summary: Our company is facing many challenges in today’s market. The economy is remains slow resulting in unplanned stagnation within the workforce. The current middle and executive management body is aging while the lack of succession planning is non-existant. The inability
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Don’t Ever Get Old Kiddo I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard this over the last few years! A common statement made by aging individuals as their bodies wear internally‚ and externally through age due to the natural aging process we call “LIFE”. Musculoskeletal atrophy occurs as we age. It diminishes the density of our muscles‚ and they fade away. Our strength changes as well as the ability for our bodies to strongly support it skeleton mass. It gets hard to move about‚ we
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Erikson: Identity vs. Role Confusion Erikson developed a theory of psychosocial development that involved eight critical stages. When an individual completes the stage and hopefully masters it then he/she is considered to be developing healthily. Each stage needs to be successfully completed in order to obtain a virtue such as trust‚ wisdom‚ hope‚ purpose‚ competency etc. After successfully getting through a stage‚ an individual whom is confronted with a challenge later in life can learn how to
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The Nervous System and Aging Sensory changes can influence the way we see‚ hear‚ taste‚ smell‚ and respond to touch and pain. This in turn affects how we experience the world and react to things. A significant sensory change can rob us of many simple pleasures and complicate the tasks of daily living. It may mean reduced mobility‚ increased dependence on others‚ inaccurate perception of the environment‚ reduced ability to communicate and socialize‚ or loss of self-esteem. Sensory changes vary
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As we learn about our body’s muscles and joints we have come to realize that it will stop growing. We understand that when we are younger bone production is at a very high rate of production until puberty. With osteoporosis a bone disease is obtained when your spongy bone becomes porous and the person start losing bones that called bone density loss. This makes the bones weak allowing for breaks and fractures which affects our body structural support. Now the 84 yrs. old white woman is likely
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Overview This is a case about Eric Peterson‚ who was recently hired as a product manager in charge of sales and marketing of Biometra’s catheter. This product from Biometra‚ a subsidiary of Scientific Materials (SciMat)‚ was the first product ever launched by Biometra and so its success was critical for both Biometra and SciMat. From the case we see that even though Eric Peterson tries hard to meet the product target launch date‚ there are several issues that he and the organization are experiencing
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Problems facing & causes: The relationships between staff Reporting line Inefficient employees (Hardy)‚ or line manager with inadequate knowledge Technical issues at lower level employees Handling his employees’ lack of work‚ inventory control etc. No. of cells to be operational (16) by the turn on date was too many to handle‚ yet it was vital to have them all operational Construction of towers were already behind the schedule; HQ reluctant to terminate the contract since the former
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Note:The following material is excerpted from Appendix A in Moody’s book‚ Aging: Concepts and Controversies‚ published by Pine Forge Press‚ 3rd edition‚ 2000. This material is reprinted with permission from the author and publisher. Research and writing can be intimidating to many students‚ especially in a field such as gerontology‚ which is a new subject to most. But research and writing needn’t be frightening. Skillful research is the key to good writing‚ and careful thinking is the foundation
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