late life is something that many people struggle with. It touches nearly 5 to 10% of older adults in the community‚ and almost 20% of older adults suffer from some type of psychological disorder (Husaini et al‚ 2004). Typical treatment for older clients may not work as effectively as on younger clients. These treatments may need to be modified when used with an older population. There are many experiences that older clients have that are unique to their population‚ such as‚ retirement‚ grief and loss
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Interacting with Older Adults The future of health care in America will critically focus on older adults and chronic diseases. Presently‚ the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2013) reported that more than half of older adults have multiple chronic conditions. Accordingly‚ major health agencies urge care providers to expand their education and training in gerontology. Similarly‚ to meet the needs of the seniors effectively‚ medical staff need to be well-informed of the culture
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A Reaction Paper to an article on Phonics Instruction for Older Students Article: Ivey‚ G.‚ & Baker‚ M. (2004). Phonics instruction for older students? Just say no. Educational Leadership‚ 61 (6)‚ 35-39. The article makes a clear case against relying solely on phonemic awareness and phonics instruction as a strategy for teaching older struggling students how to read. In an effort for a "quick-fix" solution‚ many schools in the past have elected to saturate students with phonemic awareness
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Number of Falls in Older Adults Growing up our body experience a lot of changes. As we age‚ our bodies develop in order to be stronger. However‚ as we get older our bodies start to deteriorate; if not maintained properly it becomes fragile. It is not uncommon for older adults in their nineties to still be walking‚ but a single slip or fall could take that independence away. “Falls are the most common cause of accidental death among older adults and are associated
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In Elie Wiesel’s “Hope‚ Despair‚ and Memory”‚ and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Loving Your Enemies”‚ the authors use repetition and anaphora in order to obtain a similar candid tone. Throughout both articles‚ the repetition used aids in their straightforward tone. Memory is repeated in Source A as the author states‚ “…memory that will save humanity…hope without memory is like memory without hope”(Source A). This emphasis shows how the author believes that it is valuable for the reader to grasp memories
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Aging and Adulthood Kathleen Linton CCMH/504 August 5th‚ 2013 Dennis Daugherty‚ LMFT‚ MSCIS Aging and Adulthood Since the 1900’s‚ life expectancy has increased by an average of 30 years‚ today the average women will live to be 80.7 years old and the average man will live to be 75.4 years old. At the age of 75 years old‚ 61 percent of the people are females and by the age of 85‚ 70 percent are females. Many men die from these leading causes of death: cancer of the respiratory system‚ motor
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The Life with Many Siblings I have two older sisters and one younger brother. My first older sister is Brandy she is 21 years old and is the closest sibling to me. My other older sister is Cassidy she is 26 years and has a 1 year old son. My younger brother is named Michael he is 12 years old. Life with siblings is good and bad depending on how you look at it. My sister Brandy and I never really got along because we were closest in age. When I was little she would always make fun of me and hit
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“I’m Afraid of Getting Older!” Are you afraid of getting older? Are you ready enough to face aging? Most of us think that “getting older” means having wrinkles‚ turning of hair color from black to white‚ receding hairline‚ visual blurring and a lot more horrifying physical changes in our body. We live in a world that is obsessed with looking young and beautiful. Faced with loss of youth‚ many of us feel profound fear‚ loneliness‚ and regret—which leads to the depressing idea that the best years
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As an adult become older and reaches age 50 and up‚ they encounter numerous life alterations namely social‚ personal and mental. Their purpose in the society also changes. People in ages 65 and above make up least ten percent of the population in the United States at present time and are the speediest budding age cluster in the country. Various amounts of them are no longer capable of taking care of themselves and require support from other people. The mature age group of people come across discrimination
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71 MWP#3 How to Communicate with Older Adults In today’s society‚ I see the lack of the younger generation not showing or giving older adults the respect that they deserve. When I was growing up‚ it was mandatory to show courteous‚ dignity and respect to those who were older. I have a problem with all of the cases where I have seen a totally different attitude from the younger generation than how I was raised. This may be due to miscommunication with older adults in today’s society. If you are
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