Ashley Hawkins Bryant & Stratton College NURS 125 Lifespan Development & Nursing Late Adulthood 11/29/2012 Physiological Characteristics * U.S. government defines old age as over 65. * Hair has become thinner and grey or white. * Skin is thinner and more fragile. * The individual may have shrunk in height. Cognitive Development * The older adult experiences memory changes‚ particularly in remembering names and faces of people. * Normal memory
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CHANGES IN ADULTHOOD There are many different changes that occur during the early‚ middle‚ and late adulthood of one’s life. This can range from not only physical but mental changes as well and happen differently for everyone. Each person will develop differently and at different rates than others so it can be difficult to gage one’s own progress off of that of others. Personal Philosophy I believe that the changes in adulthood are drastically affected by the individual’s position in life.
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Running Head: PHYSICAL‚ COGNITIVE‚ AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Adjustment to change is part of life in the entirety of the lifespan‚ and this applies to late adulthood as well- where change may be decline. Aging is an inevitable part of life‚ but there are changes one can make in lifestyle that can become positive or negative factors in the areas of physical‚ cognitive‚ and social development or decline. One change in each area would be freedom or limitations of ability. One change in cognitive development
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As people approach the end of life‚ changes occur and special challenges arise. Growing older means confronting many psychological‚ emotional‚ and social issues that come with entering the last phase of life. In late adulthood emotions and stability vary widely. Theorist Erik Erikson (1902-1994) devised a framework for development based on psychosocial stages‚ and he defined the last stage of life as a tension between integrity and despair. Individuals either come to accept their lives as having
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Late Adulthood End of Life Latonia Wells Psy 375 04-07-2011 Charisse Woodley Late Adulthood and End of Life Paper Late adulthood is the last stage of life‚ it starts around the age of 65 to death. This is considered the age of wisdom and strength. Life starts from the moment of conception and from that moment until death people experience different factors in their lives that can determine how long their life span will be. Late adulthood is the stage
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MY ESSAY Interest on AUHS Bachelor of Science in Nursing Ariadne Zamora March 29‚ 2012 My name is Ariadne Zamora‚ I am 26 years old and I have a 4 year old daughter name Liliana Mae and 3 month old baby boy name Aaden James. My kids are my big motivation to finish school‚ that way I can give them a good life and good future ahead. My motives for becoming a Registered Nurse haven’t always been as set in place as they are now. I have always‚ ever since I can remember‚ had the idea that
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associated with positive outcomes in adulthood. In late adulthood spirituality is usually present by a sense of connectedness with God or higher spiritual being. They often have high religiosity which incorporates spirituality by regularly attending church or other religious activities. Death is the final transition in one’s life. No one can escape it. In late adulthood issues involving death arise like organ donor‚ living wills and funeral arrangements. As death approaches people may experience some
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The Social Development in Late Adulthood LaTricia R. Scott BHS 325 May 20‚ 2013 Jane Winslow‚ MA‚ LMFT Social Development in Late Adulthood Late Adulthood is a time in people’s lives when they come to terms with their lives and reevaluate what they have done or accomplished in the lieu of what they still would like to accomplish for the remainder of their lives. During this stage of life adults around the ages of 65 begin to experience a variety of changes in their physical appearance
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Late Adulthood Once a person reaches late adulthood they began to consider have they lived a meaningful life. How satisfied with life one may be at late adulthood is usually determined by experiences. Satisfaction with life is subjective because of the variations is experiences from one person to another. Broderick & Blewitt (2014)‚ calls this subjective well-being. There are more predictable losses in late adulthood. Physical changes to be expected includes more deterioration in vision and hearing
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My grandmother was the clear example of “if you don’t use it you will lose it”. She was retired and spent most of her time at home. The first most apparent signs of physical changes in her late adulthood were the grey hair‚ wrinkles‚ decline in vision and hearing among other typical signs. Specifically‚ she began to experience a medical condition called arthritis. Arthritis is the inflammation of the joints accompanied by pains‚ stiffness and
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