Some of the issues that surround this are; getting around, money, different personalities, hearing/vision, technology, mobility, dementia, illness, physical changes, death of friends/family and accessible family. Cummings argued that older people would experience a reduction in social contact as they grew older and become ‘individual’ and less concerned about the expectations of others. He argued that it was appropriate and healthy for older people to withdraw from others. He said disengagement was a natural part of ageing. The theory of disengagement was widely accepted, for example Bromley in 1974 argued that although some individual fight the process all the way, disengagement to some degree is bound to happen because old people have neither the physical nor mental resources they had when they was young.
In the final analysis, the eighth and final stage, it can either be a time of peacefulness and satisfaction or a time of fear and despair; it is really a matter of whether or not a person lives life with the final stages of life in mind. This stage, referred to delicately as late adulthood or maturity, or less delicately as old age, begins sometime around retirement, after the kids have gone, somewhere around the age of 60. Some older adults will protest and say it only starts when you feel old and so on, but that's an effect of our youth-worshipping culture. In Erikson's theory, reaching this stage is a good thing, and not reaching it suggests that earlier problems stunted your development. The task is to develop ego integrity with a minimal amount of despair.
1. Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life. 1.1 Every day activities such as catching the bus, travelling on holiday, playing football, setting up home and starting a family all carry some element of risk. Risk plays a part in our health, safety, security, well-being, employment, education, daily activities, using resources and equipment and in community participation. But some adults, for example disabled people or older people, are often discouraged from taking risks.
Drinking Age I believe if we lowered the drinking age it will make alcohol less of a taboo, and make alcohol consumption a more normalized activity done in moderation. In this opinion paper I will be talking about the drinking age which should be lowered. I will also include some interesting facts about drinking. I think the drinking age should be lowered because of a lot of things. Some of those things are that in 1970 through 1975 they previously lowered the drinking age down to 18, because that’s when you enter adult hood, you should be responsible for your actions.
Critically compare the value of ageing theories to individuals in differing health and social care settings The activity theory is about being active, therefore continuing to participate in physical, social, cultural and civic affairs. This theory states that even though older people retire they can still remain active, it slows down the process of ageing therefore an individual still has the physical ability as they age. The social disengagement theory is being withdrawn of less involved with people such as families and friends or withdrawn from activities due to ill health or depressed social opportunities. This theory states that as individuals age they become less involved in social activities and this is a natural part of ageing. Both
D2- Evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health and social care provision. I will talk about this particular topic using the 2 examples I have chosen in regards to theories of ageing influencing provisions, those are social disengagement theory and activity theory. Many of the elderly take very different approaches to ageing and some fit into categories of ageing theories such as the activity or disengagement theory. If they fit into these categories then they may deal with ageing in very different ways, they may wish to stay active or even disengaged due to depression or even due to the realisation of their own mortality as they get older. Depending on which theory the elderly may fit into, I can say for certain that they take very different approaches in terms of their thoughts and views on the ageing process.
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Gerontology 485 March 29, 2013 Issue Paper 3 As soon as people age hit between 60s, they start dreading the R word, retirement. At 65 years is when a person is set to retire from the workforce. For most Americans looking to retire at 65 these days, it may prove to be more mirage than reality. When it comes to retirement, people need to face the realities that come with it even before they reach their retirement age. Just a couple years ago it used to be that the retirement is being free from work and just kicking back relaxing.
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Cognitive Changes in Normal Aging Cognitive changes as individuals age has been a common topic in psychological research. This topic is common because it is believe that as people age, their cognitive functions and processing decreases, but their memory from their childhood remains relatively constant. Cognitive changes that occur include changes in sensory memory, short-term memory, working memory, long-term memory, and overall intelligence. These categories are further broken down more specifically. Encoding factors change as people age, and this is evident in depth of processing and performance under speeded tasks also change as we age.