why elders who experience chronic pain often turn to medications‚ especially opiates‚ for relief (Royal College of Psychiatrists). One of the most prominent reasons for opiate drug abuse amongst elders is due to retirement where a majority of the elderly population transition from facing busy work schedules to empty agendas (Addiction Center). Other triggers are essentially caused by emotional distress which include death of a close family member‚ financial hardships‚ insomnia‚ and or family issues
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Name Last Name 1 Professor’s Name ENC 1101 February 16‚ 2013 Mental Illness in the Elderly Patients Perceiving both a healthy emotional and well-being mental state are as essential in older age as at any other time of life. As one ages 60 or over‚ one tends to have got the likelihood of having dementia or mental impairment because of underlying disorders and diseases or due to the influence of drugs and alcohol; although it’s not a part of aging. Dementia is not a single disease in itself
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for her. Secondly‚ she is afraid to be neglected and mistreated. Many times she asked herself‚ will I be happy? Will I be alone or surrounded with happy people? Will I be cared? I also shared with Ms. Brown about different topics concerning elderly‚ in particular‚ Ageism‚ social network‚ Caregiving. I countries like ‚ Mexico‚ where grandparents form a constituent part in a family‚ the United States has seen a major shift away from this reality. On my second interview with Ms. Brown‚ I decided
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In this journal‚ five RNs use the nursing process to put together a care plan for an elderly patient. Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito‚ Cristina Oter-Quintana‚ Ángel Martín-García‚ Mª Teresa Alcolea-Cosín‚ Susana Martín-Iglesias and Domingo Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez are the RNs who have developed a care plan for Mr. A who has “urinary incontinence” and has developed “social interaction problems” after his “prostatectomy”. Mr. A is a retired 75 year old man who has developed a urine leakage problem due to
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“Releasing your Potential” was written by a bestselling author Dr. Myles Munroe. He is a lecturer‚ teacher‚ coach‚ and leadership mentor and also a multi-gifted international motivational speaker and business consultant. He has published numerous best-selling books including: Understanding Your Potential‚ The Purpose and Power of Love and Marriage‚ and Rediscovering the Kingdom. He addresses some critical issues affecting every aspect of human‚ social‚ and spiritual development. This book is an approach
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3.4.2 Connection: Victims and sex offenders One emergent sub-theme to arise for all participants was the importance and significance of the connection between working with both victims and sex offenders‚ as they believed it provided a true representation and an overall interconnecting picture‚ “you get the balance‚ you get the full sort of picture or you get the full experience or impact from both parties so you don’t become too skewed in a way”. The work with victims enabled the participants to
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| Castration | Should Serious Sex Offenders be Castrated [please include the two main types of castration]? Why do you agree or disagree with the question? What would be your determination for castration? Does castration work? Is it good social policy? | Castration is the removal of male testes resulting in sterility‚ decreased sexual desire and inhibition of secondary sex characteristics such as hair growth and deepening of the voice. Castration in humans is sometimes necessary for some
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are some offenders that should not be eligible for community corrections. Some of them would be serial killers‚ repeated sex offenders and terrorist. These people should not be permitted to do any kind of community corrections due to the fact that they are constantly committing crimes or attempting to attack our country. Due to the severity of their crimes‚ criminals should be under constant surveillance in a jail or prison until they have paid the full price for their actions. No offender of a harsh
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The “Self” concept is understanding your behavior and that of the offender. Ones self-concept is who a person is and what that person believes they are all about. The self-concept is a picture we have of ourselves about the kind of person we are. Ones self-concept is both the product and producer of your experiences. For instance‚ if you are capable of giving and receiving love‚ if you consider yourself a worthwhile person‚ if you are confident in your feelings and you behave responsibly‚ you will
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hear on the news that someone was killed due to an elderly driver not looking before turning or pulling out in front of someone else. This has happened to Jessica once when she and her friend was driving down this road. Thank goodness everyone in the accident didn’t suffer any injuries. Elderly drivers should be retested for numerous of reasons. One reason is when people get older their vision starts to deteriorate. Another reason as to why elderly drivers should get retested behind the wheel is because
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