Aging in a Rural Community Wanda W. Jones Webster University Introduction Living and aging in a rural community has many challenges. The aging of America in rural communities has gone from being the prominent lifestyle of American citizens to approximately a quarter of the country living in rural areas. Because elders prefer to remain in their homes and age in place‚ living in rural communities presents barriers that are not easily overcome. Transportation is a critical component of aging
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people go to great lengths to preserve such a connection. What makes the most optimal starting point to a successful relationship? What makes a romantic relationship both enduring and satisfying? There are a multitude of factors that play a part in the answers to these questions‚ and many different points of view. There are many important factors when people meet to perpetuate a successful relationship. As stated by Myers‚ proximity is the most common way people meet one another and begin a relationship
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This report focuses on the cognitive‚ personality‚ social and physical domains of aging. To explore these domains‚ three participants aged between 78- 90 years of age‚ were asked a number of guiding questions to explore each domain. These questions allowed participants to discuss their unique experiences. Participant 1‚ Lisa‚ is a 78 year old female. She lives with her husband in their family home. Lisa‚ has nine children‚ 26 grand children and one great grand child. Family plays an important role
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frequencies) decreasing kidney function (50% decrease) decreasing cardiac output (1/2 of that of 20 year-old) COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 1. Responsibility and Executive Thinking recall Shaie: early adulthood is an achieving stage middle adulthood involves what is called the responsible stage in cognition decision making is based upon personal responsibilities towards others can lead to what is called the executive stage in this stage‚ the adult will apply post-formal
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Steel ball is widely used in machine‚ but also ages rapidly. Therefore‚ knowing the ball mill course and causes of aging can improve the life span. There are four major causes of steel ball aging Firstly‚ cutting and shaping abrasion. The relative sliding motion in the cylinder of ball mill ball is in the rising phase‚ hard material by the group is in cutting groove‚ and cutting softer materials on the ball is of the relatively shallow. Materials produce local shaping abrasion of the
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there are several definitions of successful ageing – objective and subjective alike - an attempt will be made to define what successful ageing is and from a biological‚ a psychological and a sociological perspective‚ explain what is involved in the process of ageing1. It will also identify and examine three of several factors that successful ageing can be attributed to 2. Noting that there are several psychosocial theories of ageing (Mauk‚ 2002)‚ the activity theory (Havinghurst‚ 1961) will be employed
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the circumstances of life that determine a person’s character. Rather‚ it is the way a character responds to those circumstances that provides a display of who he is. "From the Epic of Gilgamesh"‚ as translated by N.K. Sandars‚ and "Noah and the Flood" from the Book of Genesis‚ both Gilgamesh and Noah face similar circumstances‚ but don’t always respond to them the same way. Accepting immortality and the ultimate powerlessness to be in control of death’s inevitability is something that both Gilgamesh
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The Aging Musculoskeletal System Bone and muscle health and maintenance are important in aging adults. However‚ it is especially imperative for elder Caucasian women to have good bone and muscle health. Not maintaining strong bones can lead to bone diseases‚ such as‚ osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Poor muscle health can result in muscular atrophy. For example‚ Edith‚ who is an 84-year-old thin‚ small boned‚ white female suffers from all three of those diseases. Osteoporosis is a disease characterized
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While our brain (serving just one of its many essential functions) processes the characters in the word that we read‚ it is now that we can examine and understand more completely what a free radical is and how these molecules affect the effects of the aging process. Free radicals are unstable oxygen molecules produced naturally in our body. When cells metabolize energy‚ these molecules are released. They interfere with normal cell function as their reaction to other cellular chemicals destroys fats‚ proteins
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Flood is one of the highly devastating natural calamities. It is a regular phenomenon in India. Every year thousands of lives are lost in flood. Lakhs of people are rendered homeless. Property worth cores of rupees is washed away. Every year government spends hundreds of cores of rupees to rehabilitate the flood victims. Thus‚ flood creates an extra burden on the exchequer. The sight of flood affected area is horrible. Last July I got an opportunity to visit my ancestral village in Darbhanga
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