Question 1 What is elder abuse? The International Network for the Prevention of Abuse of Older People (INPEA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) define Elder Abuse as: “a single‚ or repeated act‚ or lack of appropriate action‚ occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress t an older person. Abuse of older people can be of various forms such as physical‚ psychological/emotional‚ sexual and financial. It also reflects intentional or
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Respect Out of a lot of things in the world‚ most people want others to respect them. Most people also want to respect others. Despite the fact that most do not respect others or get respected‚ what does the word really even mean? The word respect gets thrown around by a lot of people in the world. Those people most likely do not even know the real meaning of the word. Of course they know respect is‚ “a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities‚ qualities
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Mary Quinn discussed the role of being a caregiver in her article “Elder Abuse Is Caused by the Stress on the Caregiver” and established two points of why elders are abused rather than receive quality care. The first point is that increased stress is primarily what a caretaker is receiving while taking care of an elder. Second‚ the point was made that due to all these stresses‚ they may lead to elder abuse. The paper established the different types of stress that the caretaker can suffer and goes
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need some assistance with daily activities and health care‚ but who desire to age with dignity Given the choice‚ most elders would prefer to continue to live in their own homes Unfortunately‚ the majority of elderly people gradually lose functioning ability and require either additional assistance in the home or a move to an eldercare facility. The adult children of these elders often face a difficult challenge in helping their parents make the right choices. The family is one of the most important
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Respect has a great importance in our everyday life. As children we are taught to respect our parents‚ teachers‚ elders‚ school rules‚ traffic laws‚ family and cultural traditions‚ other people’s feelings‚ and people’s differing opinions. We come to value respect for such things when we’re older as well as through our experiences in life. Sometimes we may shake our heads or fists at people who seem to have not learned to respect them. We develop great respect for people we consider pure and lose
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William Bouguereau’s The Elder Sister is a painting of two siblings. The elder sister is the young girl holding her baby brother while sitting on a large‚ brown rock. The way the girl gazes at the audience shows that she is challenging and brave. As if she dares someone to mess with her younger sibling. The young girl’s facial expression is hard to tell. Similar to the smile of Mono Lisa‚ it’s not certain if the young girl is smiling or making a straight face. The bare foot hanging down‚ painted
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parents. If Icarus would have obeyed his father they would have both made it to Sicily fine together. In modern times it is not impressed enough upon children as much as it was to honor their parents. The result is a higher crime rate and less and less respect for parents in general. On the same hand parents I don’t believe realize the influence that little decisions they make have on their children as well. In a recent study Yale university conducted on the result of parents smoking‚ and quitting had
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care of them after they’ve taken care of you. Why don’t grandparents and parents get that same love back? Elder abuse and neglect may not seem like an issue‚ but it exists. There are different types of abuse and neglect that elders can suffer from. This abuse can go on for years without being reported‚ and it causes many emotional side effects. Elder abuse and neglect needs to be stopped. Elder
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References: Cattanach‚ L.‚ & Tebes‚ J.K (1991). The nature of elder impairment and its impacts on family caregivers’ health and psychosocial function Hooyman‚ Nancy R.‚ and H. Asuman Kiyak. Social Gerontology. Boston‚ MA: Pearson‚ 2005 Lingren‚ H. G.‚ & Decker‚ H. (1996). The Sandwich Generation: A Cluttered Nest
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“Sibling Relationships from Midlife to Old Age” and Chapter seventeen on “Elder Abuse in Aging Families” these chapter go more in-depth about how sibling relationships change and operate later in life‚ and the important topic of Elder Abuse‚ and its effects on the elder population. When reading these chapters I really was interested in learning about the quality of sibling relationships‚ and elder abuse as a whole and the types of elder abuse that can occur. In chapter six “Sibling Relationships from Midlife
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