Divorce Issues That Can Affect Older Couples When two people decide to end a marriage it will be a very difficult process‚ but it can be especially troublesome if you are an older couple. Ending a marriage after a long period of time has special considerations‚ some of which a younger couple will not have to deal with. Here are some of those issues that older spouses must figure out. Income From Social Security You may not be working a job anymore‚ but you or your spouse are at the age to receive
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Assessing Needs Many older patients are prescribed multiple drugs‚ take over-the-counter medications‚ and are often prescribed additional drugs to treat the side effects of the medications that they are already taking. The increase in the number of medications often leads to polypharmacy‚ which is defined as the prescription‚ administration‚ or use of more medications than are clinically indicated in a given patient. One widely used ADL tool is the Barthel Index : measure functional levels of self-care
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A Language Older Than Words Response Paper In the novel A Language Older Than Words‚ Derrick Jensen covers many different themes in the many chapters that he has divided his book into. The two chapters that really interested me were Breaking Out and Economics. The two themes that Jensen discusses is the relationship with the self and other as well as the monetary symbol in our society respectively. I was able to relate to both of these topics in different ways. In the chapter Breaking Out Jensen
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MIRACLE WORKER THE MOVIE: A REACTION PAPER From a perspective of a soon to be teacher such as yours truly‚ I can say that the movie entitled “Miracle Worker” serves as a memento that there are things we believed to be impossible‚ but became possible because we exerted sufficient perseverance into it. I salute the passion and commitment of Annie Sullivan to tutor a deaf‚ mute and blind child in the person of Helen Keller. Annie Sullivan is just one out of many teachers out there who have given
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The representation of older adults in Disney films ranges‚ but ultimately they seem to be the same: an obstacle for the main character or characters‚ depending on the film‚ “The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films” written by Tom Robinson‚ Mark Callister‚ Dawn Magoffin‚ and Jennifer Moore shows this. This article looks into how there are both positive and negative representations of older adults. To determine this‚ the researchers looked at the following items: “gender‚ race‚
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symptoms lasting for over 2 causes anxiety in senior adults age 60 and over. The study recognizes pessimism in older adults and the consequences. Outlining harmful physical conditions caused by negative thinking in older adults. Armstrong‚ Wuthrich‚ Knight & Joiner (2014) proposed that adverse thoughts round oneself‚ expectation‚ their general surroundings create depression. A. Overview: Older Adults. 1. Depression stems from pessimistic thinking‚ anticipating the worst possible outcome imagining evil
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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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discrimination faced by older adults lies in the LGBT community. As estimated by‚ (Fredriksen-Goldsen‚ Kim‚ Shiu‚ Goldsen & Emlet‚ 2015) “2.4% of adults aged 50 and older identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ or transgender.” This accounts for more than 2.4 million older adults‚ in the United States. In comparison to heterosexuals of the same age‚ lesbian‚ gay male and bisexual older adults are more likely to experience mental distress. Due to their life course and different historical events‚ older adults grew
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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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